Recall 02V178000: 2000 Chevrolet Suburban and 5 other models

Report received

Jul 1, 2002

Manufacturer

General motors corp.

Potentially affected

525,254vehicles

Model years

2000

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

On certain pickup and utility trucks, some of these vehicles have an air bag sensing diagnostic module (sdm) which contains an anomaly that could result in the driver and passenger's air bag failing to deploy during certain frontal crashes.

Possible consequence

In a vehicle crash, front seat occupants may receive more severe injuries.

Remedy

Dealers will recalibrate the sdm on the affected vehicles. Owner notification began august 28, 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 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782.

Affected model years

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

• 2000 Chevrolet Silverado1,305 complaints
• 2000 Chevrolet Suburban282 complaints
• 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe282 complaints
• 2000 GMC Sierra443 complaints
• 2000 GMC Yukon166 complaints
• 2000 GMC Yukon XL69 complaints