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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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