NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE97008
Preliminary Evaluation · General Motors, LLC · AIR BAGS
An investigation is not a finding that a defect exists.
NHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
What NHTSA is examining
The agency's own description of the inquiry, quoted as published
INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT THE DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY VEHICLE IMPACT.
An investigation is a separate record from a recall and from a manufacturer communication. A manufacturer campaign to repair a safety defect or a failure to meet a federal safety standard.
Investigation details
Identifiers, dates and outcome as recorded by NHTSA
- Action number
- PE97008
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- General Motors, LLC
- Component
- AIR BAGS
- Opened
- Feb 3, 1997
- Closed
- Jun 30, 1997
- Associated recall campaign
- None recorded
Vehicles named in this investigation
3 model years across 1 model
Being named here means NHTSA included the vehicle in the scope of its inquiry. It is not a statement that these vehicles have a defect.