2001 Chevrolet Lumina Recalls

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2001 Chevrolet Lumina. A recall applies only to vehicles built within the affected range, so check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Repairs for recalls are free at a franchised dealer.

• 02V329000Dec 9, 2002272 vehicles potentially affected
  Air bags › Frontal
  Covers: Chevrolet Lumina 2001–2002, Monte Carlo 1999, Oldsmobile Silhouette 2001 +5 more

  Reported issue: On certain passenger, sport utility vehicles and mini vans, some of these vehicles have a passenger air bag that was manufactured without a check valve pin. An air bag without the check valve pin could produce increased pressure at the onset of the air bag deployment and reduced pressure afterward.

  Possible consequence: This could increase the severity of injury to a person who was not properly restrained and who was close to the passenger air bag at the time of deployment. It could also reduce the ab8ility of the air bag to protect a restrained front seat passenger.

  Remedy: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the passenger air bag. Owner notification began december 16, 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, pontiac at…

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• 01V026000Feb 1, 200138 vehicles potentially affected
  Air bags › Frontal
  Covers: Chevrolet Lumina 2001, Saturn LS 2001, Pontiac Aztek 2001 +3 more

  Reported issue: Vehicle description: passenger, sport utility vehicles and minivans. The passenger air bag inflator modules were built without the correct amount of generant, which produces the gas that fills the air bag. Some were built with a double load of generant and some were built without generant.

  Possible consequence: In the event of a crash that would trigger a passenger air bag deployment, a double load of generant can cause the inflator module to explode. If the air bag module explodes, metal and plastic debris could cause severe injury to vehicle occupant. A module with no generant would not inflate the air bag, and the…

  Remedy: Dealers will replace the passenger air bag module. Telephone calls were made to owners on january 29, 2001. Follow up owner mailing began on april 17, 2001. 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…

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• 00V228003Aug 7, 2000156,305 vehicles potentially affected
  Seat belts
  Covers: Chevrolet Lumina 2000–2001, Impala 2000–2001, Venture 2000–2001 +13 more

  Reported issue: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."

  Possible consequence: In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.

  Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly.

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