2009 Cadillac CTS recall: airbag
⚠️ What's wrong
GM is recalling 12,662 my 2009 cadillac CTS vehicles for failing to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, 'occupant crash protection.' under certain conditions, a software condition within the passenger sensing system may disable the front passenger air bag when it should be enabled or enable it when it should be disabled.
💥 The risk
In a vehicle crash, if the front passenger air bag does not operate as designed, increased personal injury could occur.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will reprogram the passenger sensing system module free of charge. The recall began on november 18, 2008. Owners may contact cadillac at 1-866-982-2339 or through their website at http://www.gmownercenter.com .
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
- 08V582000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 08373
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 12,662
- Component
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Owner phone
- 1-866-982-2339
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 18, 2008
- Built
- Apr 1, 2008 – Oct 31, 2008
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- GM recall no. 08373.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .