NHTSA recall campaign

97V172000

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module-Inactive

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35Affected configurations shown54,800Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentAir Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module-Inactive
Report receivedJun 10, 1997
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

IN THE EVENT THE SENSOR SHOULD MALFUNCTION, THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM CAN INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 97V172000

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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