NHTSA campaign 00V244000 · Manufacturer campaign 00073
Chevrolet Recall 00V-244: GM/AIR BAG MODULE
NHTSA recall 00V244000 (Manufacturer campaign 00073) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on August 29, 2000, with 580 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Impala and Chevrolet Monte Carlo for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on October 26, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V244000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V244000 (also written 00V-244 or 00V244)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 00073
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 580 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V244000. 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.
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Impala
- 2001 · Vehicles built July 1, 2000 – July 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
- 2001 · Vehicles built July 1, 2000 – July 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V244000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE AIR BAG SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULES (SDM) COULD EXPERIENCE A MEMORY ERROR RESULTING IN THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN A CRASH SITUATION.
Safety consequence
IN A CRASH, A FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT MAY RECEIVE MORE SERIOUS INJURIES.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 26, 2000. 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. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V244000
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.