NHTSA recall 01V026000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 01V026000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 01004 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 2001-02-01 |
| Owners notified | 2001-01-29 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
| Units potentially affected | 38 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND MINIVANS. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULES WERE BUILT WITHOUT THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GENERANT, WHICH PRODUCES THE GAS THAT FILLS THE AIR BAG. SOME WERE BUILT WITH A DOUBLE LOAD OF GENERANT AND SOME WERE BUILT WITHOUT GENERANT.
What can happen
IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THAT WOULD TRIGGER A PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, A DOUBLE LOAD OF GENERANT CAN CAUSE THE INFLATOR MODULE TO EXPLODE. IF THE AIR BAG MODULE EXPLODES, METAL AND PLASTIC DEBRIS COULD CAUSE SEVERE INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANT. A MODULE WITH NO GENERANT WOULD NOT INFLATE THE AIR BAG, AND THE OCCUPANTS COULD RECEIVE MORE SEVERE INJURIES.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE. TELEPHONE CALLS WERE MADE TO OWNERS ON JANUARY 29, 2001. FOLLOW UP OWNER MAILING BEGAN ON APRIL 17, 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 CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737, OR SATURN AT 1-800-553-6000.
Notes
ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2001 CHEVROLET LUMINA | Built 2000-11-10 to 2000-11-30. |
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| 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE | Built 2000-08-01 to 2000-09-30. |
| 2001 PONTIAC AZTEK | Built 2000-07-01 to 2000-07-31. |
| 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX | Built 2000-07-01 to 2000-12-31. |
| 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA | Built 2000-09-01 to 2000-10-31. |
| 2001 SATURN LS | Built 2000-01-01 to 2000-02-28. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 02061 | 2003-09-12. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES HAVE A PASSENGER AIRBAG THAT WAS MANUFACTURED WITHOUT A CHECK PIN. AN AIRBAG WITHOUT THE CHECK PIN COULD PRODUCE INCREASED PRESSURE AT THE ONSET OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND REDUCE PRESSURE AFTERWARDS. *TT |
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| 010941010 | 2002-02-13. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER REPLACEMENT OF SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE. *YH |
| 010941004 | 2001-06-25. Service bulletin. SOME OWNERS MAY EXPERIENCE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATION INTERMITTENTLY IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC). *TT |
| 01004 | 2001-04-04. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULE. *JB |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.