2001 Chevrolet Impala & 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo recall: airbag
⚠️ What's wrong
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.
💥 The risk
In a crash, a front seat occupant may receive more serious injuries.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the sensing and diagnostic module.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V244000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00073
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 580
- Component
- AIR BAGS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-1020
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 26, 2000
- Built
- Jul 1, 2000 – Jul 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began october 26, 2000. 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 chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).