Vehicle recall 00V235000 · August 23, 2000
2001 Saturn LS
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with a side impact air bag system.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with a side impact air bag system. The air bag system has a lower side impact safing sensor threshold than specified. Because of this reduced threshold, there could be an inadvertent deployment of the side head curtain air bag with severe slamming of the door.
- Consequence
- This could cause injury to an occupant.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the inflatable restraint sensing and diagnostic module assembly.
- Notes
- No vehicles have been sold to customers.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V235000
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 23, 2000
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 00071
- Owner notification
- August 23, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 168
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Air bags › Side/window
Vehicles covered
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