NHTSA recall 02V178000
Air bags › Frontal › Sensor/control module-inactive
Chevrolet Silverado and 5 more
Reported Jul 1, 2002525,254 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Maker’s number 02029Built Feb 1, 1999 – Feb 28, 2000
The defect
On certain pickup and utility trucks, some of these vehicles have an air bag sensing diagnostic module (sdm) which contains an anomaly that could result in the driver and passenger's air bag failing to deploy during certain frontal crashes.
The risk
In a vehicle crash, front seat occupants may receive more severe injuries.
The remedy
Dealers will recalibrate the sdm on the affected vehicles. owner notification began august 28, 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 chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC at 1-800-462-8782.