TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER ACTIVATED AS IF THE VEHICLE WERE INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE ACTIVATING OF THE PRE-TENSIONER INJURED THE CONTACT'S SHOULDER DURING THE FAILURE. THE V…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER ACTIVATED AS IF THE VEHICLE WERE INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE ACTIVATING OF THE PRE-TENSIONER INJURED THE CONTACT'S SHOULDER DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE AND PRE-TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,000.
NHTSA ODI #10454263
66,000 miles · Jan 3, 2012
Air BagsCrashInjury
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES. THE CONTACT DID CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UP…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES. THE CONTACT DID CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ UPDATED 02/24/12
GM IS RECALLING 857,735 MY 2006-2008 BUICK LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MY 2007-2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL, SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WIPER WASHER FLUID SYSTEM. A SHORT CIRCUIT ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE WASHER FLUID HEATER MAY OVERHEAT THE CONTROL-CIRCUIT GROUND WIRE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS MAY CAUSE OTHER ELECTRICAL FEATURES TO MALFUNCTION, CREATE AN ODOR, OR CAUSE SMOKE INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A WIRE HARNESS WITH AN IN-LINE FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080; CADILLAC AT 1-800-982-2339 OR HTTP://WWW.CADILLAC.COM; CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438; SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876 OR HTTP://WWW.SATURN.COM, GMC AT 1-866-996-9436; OR HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493; OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> .
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