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NHTSA recall 00V217000

Air bags › Side/window

Cadillac Deville

Reported Aug 11, 2000215,293 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Maker’s number 00066Built Mar 1, 1997 – Aug 31, 1998

The defect

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.

The risk

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.

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Vehicles in this recall

Cadillac Deville
19981999

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).