NHTSA campaign 98V115000
Cadillac Recall 98V-115: GM/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 98V115000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on May 26, 1998, with 102,627 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Cadillac Deville, Cadillac Eldorado and Cadillac Seville for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on September 28, 1998, 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 98V115000 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
- 98V115000 (also written 98V-115 or 98V115)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 102,627 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA98-004 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V115000. 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.
Cadillac
Cadillac Deville
- 1995 · Vehicles built April 1, 1994 – February 28, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Cadillac Eldorado
- 1995 · Vehicles built April 1, 1994 – February 28, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Cadillac Seville
- 1995 · Vehicles built April 1, 1994 – February 28, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V115000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS CAN OCCUR DUE TO WATER INTRUSION.
Safety consequence
DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG WITHOUT WARNING COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL CLEAN THE EXTERIOR CASE OF THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE (SDM) AND APPPLY A POTTING COMPOUND TO THE SDM CASE AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR BODY.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DURING SEPTEMBER 1998.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 CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-326-4237).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V115000
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.