| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
00V244000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
CHEVROLET |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
IMPALA |
| Model Year: |
2001 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
73 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
AIR BAGS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
20000701 - 20000731 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
580 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
20001026 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
20001026 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
20000829 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20000825 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE AIR BAG SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULES (SDM) COULD EXPERIENCE A MEMORY ERROR RESULTING IN THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN A CRASH SITUATION. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IN A CRASH, A FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT MAY RECEIVE MORE SERIOUS INJURIES. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE. |