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NHTSA recall 98V146000

Air bags

Chevrolet Cavalier and 1 more

Reported Jun 29, 1998675,302 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Built Apr 1, 1995 – Aug 31, 1996

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. because of certain calibrations in the air bag's sensing and diagnostic module, an inadvertent air bag deployment could occur in a low speed crash or when an object strikes the floor pan.

The risk

Air bags deploy with great force and can seriously injure unrestrained occupants who are too close to them.

The remedy

Dealers will recalibrate the air bag sensing and diagnostic module.

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Vehicles in this recall

Chevrolet Cavalier
19961997
Pontiac Sunfire
19961997

Notes

Owner notification began during august 1998.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 1-800-222-1022 or pontiac at 1-800-762-2737.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4326).