# NHTSA recall 00V171000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 00V171000
- Manufacturer's number: 00058
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Reported: 2000\-07\-03
- Owners notified: 2000\-12\-29
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Units potentially affected: 268146

## What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  PASSENGER VEHICLES.  CORROSION OF THE AIR BAG INFLATOR'S INTERNAL WIRING, WHICH CAN OCCUR OVER TIME, COULD CAUSE THE INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG.   THIS DEPLOYMENT COULD OCCUR DURING VEHICLE START\-UP, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OR IDLING, OR WHILE IN OPERATION.


## What can happen

IF THE CONSUMER IS TOO CLOSE TO AN INFLATING AIR BAG, SERIOUS INJURIES COULD OCCUR.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INFLATORS ON THESE AIR BAGS.


## Notes

OWNER NOTIFCATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 29, 2000.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 GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AT 1\-877\-250\-1790, BUICK AT 1\-800\-521\-7300, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1\-800\-442\-6537.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-DASH\-2\-DOT \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1995 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/1995/recalls.md). Built 1994\-06\-01 to 1995\-07\-31.
- [1995 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME](/makes/oldsmobile/cutlass-supreme/1995/recalls.md). Built 1994\-05\-01 to 1995\-08\-31.
- [1996 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME](/makes/oldsmobile/cutlass-supreme/1996/recalls.md). Built 1995\-05\-01 to 1996\-06\-30.

## Investigated as EA99026

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- EA99026: Engineering analysis, opened 1999\-08\-31, closed 2001\-12\-28. INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. AIR BAGS.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/00V171000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/00V171000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [00155](/bulletins/617767.md), 2001-03-26, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/00V171000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/00V171000)

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