| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
90V031000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
BUICK |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
REATTA |
| Model Year: |
1990 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
|
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19890801 - 19890901 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
857 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19900301 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19900301 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19900212 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19900222 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
571 |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
208 |
| Defect Summary: |
THE FORWARD SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAG MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY CONSTRUCTED WITH PART OF THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE SENSOR REVERSED. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE REVERSAL OF THE WIRES COULD CAUSE DELAY IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG AND INCREASE THE SEVERITY OF THE OF INJURY TO AN UNBELTED DRIVER IN AN ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE FORWARD DISCRIMINATING SENSOR AS NECESSARY. |