Recall 00V235000: 2001 Saturn LS

Report received

Aug 23, 2000

Manufacturer

General motors corp.

Potentially affected

168vehicles

Model years

2001

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with a side impact air bag system. The air bag system has a lower side impact safing sensor threshold than specified. Because of this reduced threshold, there could be an inadvertent deployment of the side head curtain air bag with severe slamming of the door.

Possible consequence

This could cause injury to an occupant.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the inflatable restraint sensing and diagnostic module assembly.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2001 Saturn LS582 complaints