General Motors Corp.: Air Bags › Side/Window
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 13, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 12. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE DRIVER SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG INFLATOR SEPARATES FROM THE AIR BAG MODULE DURING DEPLOYMENT.
The risk
IF THE INFLATOR SEPARATES, THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY DURING A CRASH AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION WOULD BE REDUCED. IF IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT A SEPARATED INFLATOR COULD BE PROPELLED DOWNWARD AND COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO A REAR SEAT PASSENGER WHOSE FOOT IS POSITIONED APPROXIMATELY UNDER THE INFLATOR MODULE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG MODULE.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Buick Century | 145 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 2001 Buick Regal | 187 | 8 | 48 | 5 |
| 2001 Chevrolet Impala | 742 | 10 | 67 | 33 |
| 2000 Buick Century | 193 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 2000 Buick Regal | 184 | 10 | 30 | 12 |
| 2000 Chevrolet Impala | 818 | 10 | 73 | 49 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V371000.
Full record for the 2001 Buick Century → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →