NHTSA Campaign 08V582000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 08V582000 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 08V582000 with NHTSA on November 5, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V582000, NHTSA lists up to 12,662 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2008 and October 31, 2008.
Owner notification letters for 08V582000 were scheduled from November 18, 2008, 13 days after the report.
08V582000 covers 1 model from Cadillac, model years 2009.
Owners of the model years 08V582000 covers have filed at least 13 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V582000 ranks 140 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 08V582000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 16 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 08V582000 was 08V517000, reported on October 6, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GM IS RECALLING 12,662 MY 2009 CADILLAC CTS VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.' UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, A SOFTWARE CONDITION WITHIN THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM MAY DISABLE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WHEN IT SHOULD BE ENABLED OR ENABLE IT WHEN IT SHOULD BE DISABLED.
- The risk
- IN A VEHICLE CRASH, IF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG DOES NOT OPERATE AS DESIGNED, INCREASED PERSONAL INJURY COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339 OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> .
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 08373.
Reported November 5, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V582000 (1)
Cadillac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V582000, 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: November 5, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted