NHTSA campaign 02V329000 · Manufacturer campaign 02061
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 02V-329: GM/PASSENGER AIR BAG MISSING CHECK VALVE PIN
NHTSA recall 02V329000 (Manufacturer campaign 02061) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on December 9, 2002, with 272 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Lumina, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Chevrolet Venture and more for model years 1999, 2001–2002. Owners were notified on December 16, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V329000 (also written 02V-329 or 02V329)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 02061
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 272 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V329000. 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
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
- 1999 · Vehicles built March 1, 1999 – June 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet Venture
- 2001 · Vehicles built August 1, 2000 – June 29, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile Silhouette
- 2001 · Vehicles built August 1, 2000 – June 29, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Pontiac
Pontiac Aztek
- 2001 · Vehicles built September 1, 2000 – March 30, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Pontiac Grand Prix
- 2001 · Vehicles built August 1, 2000 – June 29, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Pontiac Montana
- 2001 · Vehicles built September 1, 2000 – January 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Saturn
Saturn LS
- 2001 · Vehicles built September 3, 2001 – September 28, 2001 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V329000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND MINI VANS, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A PASSENGER AIR BAG THAT WAS MANUFACTURED WITHOUT A CHECK VALVE PIN. AN AIR BAG WITHOUT THE CHECK VALVE PIN COULD PRODUCE INCREASED PRESSURE AT THE ONSET OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND REDUCED PRESSURE AFTERWARD.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD INCREASE THE SEVERITY OF INJURY TO A PERSON WHO WAS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED AND WHO WAS CLOSE TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AT THE TIME OF DEPLOYMENT. IT COULD ALSO REDUCE THE AB8ILITY OF THE AIR BAG TO PROTECT A RESTRAINED FRONT SEAT PASSENGER.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 16, 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, PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537, OR SATURN AT 1-800-553-6000, PROMPT #3.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 02061. CUSTOMERS CAN 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 02V329000
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.