2000–2001 Buick Century & 2000–2001 Buick Regal + 1 more recall: airbag
⚠️ What's wrong
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 fix
Dealers will replace the side impact air bag 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
- 00V371000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00090
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 12
- Component
- AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-1020
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 16, 2000
- Built
- Feb 1, 2000 – Jul 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin during december 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 or buick at 1-800-521-7300.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).