NHTSA recall 02V131001
Air bags
Daewoo Lanos
Reported May 8, 200256,912 vehicles affectedDAEWOO MOTOR AMERICABuilt Oct 19, 1997 – Sep 14, 2001
The defect
Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact."
The risk
In the event of a crash in which the air bags do not deploy, there IS a possibility of increased head injury to the front seat passenger should contact with the passenger side air bag cover occur.
The remedy
Dealers will install new energy absorbing air bag mounting brackets. owner notification began july 23, 2002. 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 daewoo at 1-877-362-1234, selection 1.