NHTSA Campaign 08V517000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 08V517000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 08V517000 with NHTSA on October 6, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V517000, NHTSA lists up to 79 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2008 and September 30, 2008.
Owner notification letters for 08V517000 were scheduled from October 10, 2008, 4 days after the report.
08V517000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2009.
Owners of the model years 08V517000 covers have filed at least 232 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V517000 ranks 240 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 08V517000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 16 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 08V517000 was 08V046000, reported on January 30, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GM IS RECALLING 79 MY 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT AIR BAG INFLATOR THAT COULD FRACTURE AT AN INFLATOR TUBE DURING A DEPLOYMENT.
- The risk
- DURING A PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, PIECES OF THE INFLATOR TUBE COULD STRIKE AND INJURE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND THE AIR BAG CUSHION WOULD NOT INFLATE FULLY, REDUCING THE CAPABILITY OF THE BAG TO PROTECT THE PASSENGER.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT AIR BAG. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 10, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> .
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 08342.
Reported October 6, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V517000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V517000, 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: October 6, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted