What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2002234
- Recall date
- 4 December 2002
- Make
- Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Pontiac
- Models
- Monte Carlo, Lumina Car, Silhouette, Montana, Aztek, Grand Prix, Venture
- Model years
- 1999 to 2001
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Airbag
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 127
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the passenger air bag was manufactured without a check pin. An air bag without the check pin could produce increased pressure at the onset of the air bag deployment and reduced pressure afterward. This could increase the severity of injury to a person who was not properly restrained and who was close to the passenger air bag at the time of deployment. It could also reduce the ability of the air bag to protect a restrained front seat passenger. Correction: Dealers are to inspect, and if necessary, replace the passenger air bag.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2002234.