NHTSA campaign 00V235000 · Manufacturer campaign 00071
Saturn Recall 00V-235: GM/SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG
NHTSA recall 00V235000 (Manufacturer campaign 00071) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on August 23, 2000, with 168 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saturn LS for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on August 23, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V235000 (also written 00V-235 or 00V235)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 00071
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 168 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Side/Window
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V235000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Saturn
Saturn LS
- 2001 · Vehicles built July 1, 2000 – August 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V235000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CAUSE INJURY TO AN OCCUPANT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE ASSEMBLY.
Notes
NO VEHICLES HAVE BEEN SOLD TO CUSTOMERS.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V235000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.