| NHTSA Record Id: 4889 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: CADILLAC |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013486000202943000000275 |
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| Model Name: DEVILLE |
Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V172000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 01039 |
| Component Name: STRUCTURE:BODY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 2000 |
End date of Manufacturing: May, 31 2001 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 47560 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 28 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC |
Report Received Date: May, 23 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Jun, 01 2001 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 201 |
| Defect Summary : 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. |
Consequence Summary: 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. |
| Corrective Summary : 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. |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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