Chevrolet Cavalier, Sunfire. Published by Transport Canada as 1998136 on 15 July 1998. System: Seats And Restraints.
What the notice says Because of certain calibrations in the air bag's computer, there is an increased risk of an air bag deployment in a low speed crash or when an object strikes the floor pan.
correction: the sdm module will be recalibrated to reduce the sensitivity to short and mid-duration commanded deployments.
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Chevrolet CAVALIER in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1998136
- Recall date
- 15 July 1998
- Make
- Chevrolet, Pontiac
- Models
- Cavalier, Sunfire
- Model years
- 1996 to 1997
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Seats And Restraints
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 151,361
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
BECAUSE OF CERTAIN CALIBRATIONS IN THE AIR BAG'S COMPUTER, THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN A LOW SPEED CRASH OR WHEN AN OBJECT STRIKES THE FLOOR PAN.
CORRECTION: THE SDM MODULE WILL BE RECALIBRATED TO REDUCE THE SENSITIVITY TO SHORT AND MID-DURATION COMMANDED DEPLOYMENTS.
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Chevrolet elsewhere in this register
Chevrolet is named on 880 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1998150 · 22 July 1998 · Sonoma, C Series, K Series · Visual System
- 1998152 · 22 July 1998 · Silhouette, Venture · Seats And Restraints
- 1998151 · 23 July 1998 · Kodiak C7, Topkick C6, Topkick C7 · Brakes
- 1998159 · 20 August 1998 · K Series, C Series · Fuel System
- 1998119 · 9 June 1998 · Silhouette, Venture, Transport · Powertrain
- 1998170 · 26 August 1998 · Camaro, Firebird · Emissions
- 1998179 · 14 September 1998 · Regal, Grand Prix, Cutlass Supreme · Emissions
- 1998184 · 21 September 1998 · Yukon, Tahoe, C Series · Brakes
The same system: Seats And Restraints
900 notices in this register name Seats And Restraints. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1998138 · 17 July 1998 · Diablo Roadster · Seats And Restraints
- 1998143 · 20 July 1998 · 8250lt · Seats And Restraints
- 1998152 · 22 July 1998 · Silhouette, Venture · Seats And Restraints
- 1998164 · 6 August 1998 · Safe Embrace · Seats And Restraints
- 1998122 · 16 June 1998 · Van Conversion · Seats And Restraints
- 1998113 · 3 June 1998 · Ram · Seats And Restraints
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Chevrolet: 928 in the register, and 255 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1998.
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