{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2003162 (Pontiac and 3 more), 1996 to 1997: Airbag",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2003162/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2003162, PONTIAC, OLDSMOBILE, CHEVROLET, BUICK SUNFIRE, ACHIEVA, GRAND AM, CAVA, 2003-06-24. Certain vehicles, after being exposed to.",
  "excerpt": "Pontiac Sunfire, Achieva, Grand Am, Cavalier, Skylark. Published by Transport Canada as 2003162 on 24 June 2003. System: Airbag. What the notice says Certain vehicles, after being exposed to substantial amounts of water, may experience deployment of either the driver or passenger front airbag without a crash. The owner’s manual for these vehicles does not provide specific information about this situation. Inadvertent deployment of the driver and / or passenger … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. Certain vehicles, after being exposed to substantial amounts of water, may experience deployment of either the driver or passenger front airbag without a crash. The owner’s manual for these vehicles does not provide specific information about this situation. Inadvertent deployment of the driver and / or passenger front airbag in a non-accident (non-impact) situation may cause damage to the surrounding vehicle environment (windshield / instrument panel), and create expensive vehicle repair, including replacement of the airbag module(s) and the Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM). In some instances, inadvertent deployment could cause minor injuries to vehicle occupants. Correction: GM will notify the owners of these 1996 and 1997 vehicles of the potential aff",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:44:35+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:44:35+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2003162 (Pontiac and 3 more), 1996 to 1997: Airbag\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2003162/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}