NHTSA Campaign 99V283000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 99V283000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 99V283000 with NHTSA on October 21, 1999; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 99V283000, NHTSA lists up to 111 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 1999 and October 5, 1999.
The 99V283000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 99V283000 were scheduled from October 27, 1999, 6 days after the report.
99V283000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and Pontiac, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 99V283000 ranks 236 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 99V283000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 16 other recalls on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MODULES HAVE AN UNDERSIZED INFLATOR ORIFICE.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THAT WOULD TRIGGER A PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, THIS UNDERSIZED ORIFICE CAN CAUSE THE INFLATOR MODULE TO EXPLODE. IF AN AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULE EXPLODES, METAL AND/OR PLASTIC DEBRIS COULD CAUSE SEVERE INJURY TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MODULES.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 99073. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 27, 1999. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737.
Reported October 21, 1999
Vehicles covered by 99V283000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
Pontiac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 99V283000, 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 21, 1999. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted