| NHTSA Record Id: 15917 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: BUICK |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007988000202926000000257 |
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| Model Name: SKYLARK |
Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V211000 |
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| Component Name: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1995 |
End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 28 1996 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 48689 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 04 1996 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC |
Report Received Date: Oct, 28 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 31 1996 |
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| Defect Summary : During deployment of the passenger air bag, the air bag fabric can snag on a reinforcement inside the instrument panel, causing the expanding air bag to lift the instrument panel pad and then deploy under the instrument panel instead of through the door in the instrument panel. |
Consequence Summary: In a crash, the front seat passenger could receive more severe injuries if he or she contacts a broken reinforcement or if the snagging affects the deployment of the air bag. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the instrument panel pads and, if necessary, install a plastic edge protector to the instrument panel pad reinforcement. on certain early-production vehicles, the instrument panel pad will be replaced. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin during november 1996. note: 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 buick at 1-800-521-7300 or oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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