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Report Date :
November 22, 2009 at
04:23 PM
NHTSA Action Number :
EA96023
N/A
NHTSA Action Number :
EA96023
NHTSA Recall Campaign Number :
N/A
Make / Models :
Model/Build Years:
BUICK / REGAL
1996
CHEVROLET / LUMINA
1996
CHEVROLET / MONTE CARLO
1996
OLDSMOBILE / CUTLASS SUPREME
1994
PONTIAC / GRAND PRIX
1996
Manufacturer :
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Component :
AIR BAGS
Date Investigation Opened :
September 27, 1996
Date Investigation Closed :
February 13, 1998
Summary:
AIRBAG(S) DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY, STARTLING AND/OR INJURING THE OCCUPANTS. FIVE VEHICLES ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENCED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT DUE TO CORROSION IN THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGERS SEAT. TWO ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS ALLEGE INAPPROPRIATE DEPLOYMENT; HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THESE TWO DEPLOYMENTS IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
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