NHTSA Campaign 11V534000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
NHTSA campaign 11V534000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS LLC filed the report for 11V534000 with NHTSA on November 4, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V534000, NHTSA lists up to 38,444 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 2, 2007 and February 5, 2008.
The 11V534000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V534000 were scheduled from November 30, 2011, 26 days after the report.
11V534000 covers 1 model from Pontiac, model years 2008–2009.
Owners of the model years 11V534000 covers have filed at least 94 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V534000 vehicles, the 2009 Pontiac G8 has the most (69).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V534000 ranks 8 of 24 GENERAL MOTORS LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V534000, GENERAL MOTORS LLC has 2 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 11V534000 was 11V308000, reported on June 3, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 PONTIAC G8 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 2, 2007 THROUGH JANUARY 22, 2009. A 5TH PERCENTILE FEMALE ANTHROPOMORPHIC TEST DEVICE (ATD) IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL BARRIER TEST EXCEEDED THE HEAD INJURY CRITERIA (HIC) REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD. WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT POSITIONED FULL FORWARD, THE SEAT POSITION SENSOR WILL CAUSE A 30 MILLISECONDS DEPLOYMENT DELAY BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND STAGES OF THE DUAL-STAGE FRONTAL PASSENGER AIR BAG.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THIS DELAY MAY RESULT IN INCREASED HEAD INJURY TO CERTAIN FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS.
- The fix
- GM DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 30, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
Reported November 4, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V534000 (2)
Pontiac (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V534000, 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 4, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted