NHTSA Campaign 07V062000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
NHTSA campaign 07V062000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 07V062000 with NHTSA on February 21, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V062000, NHTSA lists up to 13,032 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 2006 and February 16, 2007.
Owner notification letters for 07V062000 were scheduled from February 22, 2007, 1 day after the report.
07V062000 covers 2 models from GMC and Saturn, model years 2007.
Owners of the model years 07V062000 covers have filed at least 152 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V062000 vehicles, the 2007 Saturn Outlook has the most (88).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V062000 ranks 138 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 07V062000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 16 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 07V062000 was 06V417000, reported on October 31, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE (SDM), WHICH CONTROLS THE FUNCTION OF FRONT AIR BAGS, MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT AIR BAGS MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL CRASH. ALSO, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MAY FAIL TO PROVIDE WARNING THAT THE SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THIS CONDITION COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO OCCUPANTS IN THE FRONT SEAT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE SDM COMPUTER MODULE. THIS RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 22, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GMC AT 1-866-966-9463 OR SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 07034.
Reported February 21, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V062000 (2)
GMC (1)
Saturn (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V062000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: February 21, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted