NHTSA campaign 02V027000 · Manufacturer campaign 01052
Pontiac Recall 02V-027: GM/AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULES
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 02V027000 (Manufacturer campaign 01052) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on January 25, 2002, with 1,730 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Pontiac Grand Prix, Pontiac Montana and Pontiac Trans Sport for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on February 1, 2002, 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 02V027000 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
- 02V027000 (also written 02V-027 or 02V027)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 01052
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,730 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V027000. 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.
Pontiac
Pontiac Grand Prix
- 1999 · Vehicles built September 1, 1998 – October 31, 1998 (per NHTSA)
Pontiac Montana
- 1999 · Vehicles built August 1, 1998 – September 30, 1998 (per NHTSA)
Pontiac Trans Sport
- 1999 · Vehicles built August 1, 1998 – September 30, 1998 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V027000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULES COULD PRODUCE EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THAT WOULD TRIGGER A DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, THE INCREASED INTERNAL PRESSURE CAN CAUSE THE INFLATOR MODULE TO EXPLODE.
Safety consequence
METAL AND PLASTIC DEBRIS COULD CAUSE SEVERE INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER AIR BAG MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 1, 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 PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737.
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 02V027000
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.