NHTSA campaign 01V026000 · Manufacturer campaign 01004
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 01V-026: GM/AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA recall 01V026000 (Manufacturer campaign 01004) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on February 1, 2001, with 38 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Lumina, Chevrolet Venture, Pontiac Aztek and more for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on January 29, 2001, 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 01V026000 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
- 01V026000 (also written 01V-026 or 01V026)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 01004
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 38 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V026000. 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 Lumina
- 2001 · Vehicles built November 10, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet Venture
- 2001 · Vehicles built August 1, 2000 – September 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Pontiac
Pontiac Aztek
- 2001 · Vehicles built July 1, 2000 – July 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Pontiac Grand Prix
- 2001 · Vehicles built July 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Pontiac Montana
- 2001 · Vehicles built September 1, 2000 – October 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Saturn
Saturn LS
- 2001 · Vehicles built January 1, 2000 – February 28, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V026000.
Defect description
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.
Safety 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 OCCUPANTS COULD RECEIVE MORE SEVERE INJURIES.
Manufacturer 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 CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737, OR SATURN AT 1-800-553-6000.
Notes
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 01V026000
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.