NHTSA recall 00V217000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 00V217000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 00066 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 2000-08-11 |
| Owners notified | 2001-06-01 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW |
| Units potentially affected | 215293 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THE SIDE IMPACT SENSOR MODULES HAVE QUALITY PROBLEMS THAT CAN CAUSE AN INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS. THESE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOY WITH LESS FORCE THAN A FRONTAL AIR BAG AND ARE DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY.
What can happen
HOWEVER, AN OCCUPANT CAN RECEIVE SOME INJURY FROM A DEPLOYMENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT SENSING MODULES. IF THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE SIDE AIR BAGS TEMPORARILY DISCONECTED, THE TEMPORARY DISCONNECT WILL BE REMOVED BEFORE REPLACING THE SIDE IMPACT SENSING MODULES.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION FOR THIS CAMPAIGN WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASES.THE FIRST PHASE OF MAILING BEGAN JUNE 1, 2001. 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 CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE | Built 1997-03-01 to 1998-08-31. |
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| 1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE | Built 1998-02-01 to 1999-08-31. |
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Investigated as EA00004
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.
| EA00004 | Engineering analysis, opened 2000-02-15, closed 2000-09-28. INADVERTENT OF SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG. AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 00066 | 2001-10-29. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN, NON-CRASH DEPLOYMENT OF SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS. *SLC |
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| 131200 | 2001-03-26. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING REVISED GUIDELINES - SERVICE PROCEDURE TO TEMPORARILY DISCONNECT SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS - PART 2. *TT |
| 131200 | 2001-03-26. Service bulletin. GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOTIFIED OWNERS OF CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT A CONDITION COULD EXIST THAT MAY CAUSE THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG TO DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY, WITHOUT A CRASH, AS THESE VEHICLES ARE STARTED OR DURING NORMAL DRIVING - PART 1. *TT |
| 231000 | 2001-03-21. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN STATES THAT GM CAMPAIGN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 00066 HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE GM VEHICLE INQUIRY SYSTEM (GMVIS) DATABASE FOR THE 1998-99 CADILLAC DEVILLE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG RECALL. *TT |
| 081100 | 2001-03-19. Service bulletin. GENERAL MOTORS RECENTLY NOTIFIED OWNERS OF CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT A CONDITION COULD EXIST THAT MAY CAUSE THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG TO DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY, WITHOUT A CRASH, AS THESE VEHICLES ARE STARTED OR DURING NORMAL DRIVING. *TT |
| 00066 | 2001-03-19. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING RECALL CAMPAIGN 00066 - INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.