2001 Cadillac Deville recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: certain sedans, hearse, and limousine vehicles fail to comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact." these vehicles have sunvisor center supports with certain radii less than the 3.2MM required by the standard.
💥 The risk
Radii less than 3.2MM CAN increase the possibility of certain types of injuries, like lacerations, if an occupant contacts the support during a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the sunvisor center supports with redesigned supports. Owner notification began november 28, 2001. 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 cadillac at 1-800-458-8006.
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
- 01V172000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 01039
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 47,560
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-458-8006
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 28, 2001
- Built
- Nov 1, 2000 – May 31, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).