General Motors Corp.: Air Bags › Frontal
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 30, 1990 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 39. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THREADED INFLATOR COMPONENTS MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY WHICH MAY ALLOW COMPONENTS TO SEPARATE WHEN INFLATOR RECEIVES A SIGNAL TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAG.
The risk
INFLATOR COMPONENT SEPARATION ALLOWS HOT COMBUSTION GASESTO ESCAPE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURIES TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
The remedy
REPLACE AIR BAG MODULES CONTAINING POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE INFLATORS.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Buick Reatta | 29 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 1990 Buick Riviera | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 Cadillac Deville | 76 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990 Cadillac Eldorado | 25 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1990 Cadillac Seville | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1990 Oldsmobile 88 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1990 Oldsmobile 98 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990 Oldsmobile Toronado | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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 90E043004.
Full record for the 1990 Buick Reatta → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →