2000–2002 Daewoo Lanos recall: airbag
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact."
💥 The risk
In the event of a crash in which the air bags do not deploy, there is a possibility of increased head injury to the front seat passenger should contact with the passenger side air bag cover occur.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install new energy absorbing air bag mounting brackets. Owner notification began july 23, 2002. 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 daewoo at 1-877-362-1234, selection 1.
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
- 02V131001
- Manufacturer
- DAEWOO MOTOR AMERICA
- Vehicles affected
- 56,912
- Component
- AIR BAGS
- Owner phone
- 1-877-362-1234
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 23, 2002
- Built
- Oct 19, 1997 – Sep 14, 2001
- Recall started by
- OVSC
- Notes
- Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).