NHTSA recall 00V235000
Air bags › Side/window
Saturn LS
Reported Aug 23, 2000168 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Maker’s number 00071Built Jul 1, 2000 – Aug 31, 2000
The defect
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.
The risk
This could cause injury to an occupant.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the inflatable restraint sensing and diagnostic module assembly.