NHTSA recall campaign

98V146000

Air Bags

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4Affected configurations shown675,302Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentAir Bags
Report receivedMay 6, 2000
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

AIR BAGS DEPLOY WITH GREAT FORCE AND CAN SERIOUSLY INJURE UNRESTRAINED OCCUPANTS WHO ARE TOO CLOSE TO THEM.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL RECALIBRATE THE AIR BAG SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC 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 98V146000

1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIEROpen vehicle record →1997 PONTIAC SUNFIREOpen vehicle record →1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIEROpen vehicle record →1996 PONTIAC SUNFIREOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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