# NHTSA recall 00V235000

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: 00V235000
- Manufacturer's number: 00071
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Reported: 2000\-08\-23
- Owners notified: 2000\-08\-23
- Component: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- Units potentially affected: 168

## What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG SYSTEM.   THE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAS A LOWER SIDE IMPACT SAFING SENSOR THRESHOLD THAN SPECIFIED.  BECAUSE OF THIS REDUCED THRESHOLD, THERE COULD BE AN INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE SIDE HEAD CURTAIN AIR BAG WITH SEVERE SLAMMING OF THE DOOR.


## What can happen

THIS COULD CAUSE INJURY TO AN OCCUPANT.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE ASSEMBLY.


## Notes

NO VEHICLES HAVE BEEN SOLD TO CUSTOMERS.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2001 SATURN LS](/makes/saturn/ls/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-07\-01 to 2000\-08\-31.

## 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/00V235000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/00V235000)

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