Vehicle recall 00V171000 · July 3, 2000
Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme and Buick Regal
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Corrosion of the air bag inflator's internal wiring, which can occur over time, could cause the inadvertent deployment of the driver's air bag. This deployment could occur during vehicle start-up, while the vehicle is parked or idling, or while in operation.
- Consequence
- If the consumer is too close to an inflating air bag, serious injuries could occur.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the inflators on these air bags.
- Notes
- Owner notifcation began on December 29, 2000.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 GM customer assistance at 1-877-250-1790, 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 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V171000
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 3, 2000
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 00058
- Owner notification
- December 29, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 268,146
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Air bags › Frontal
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Buick Regal (1995): 1995
- Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (1995-1996): 1996, 1995
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