GEO Prizm (1997): Air bags
Recall 97V043002 · Mar 20, 1997 · General Motors Corp.
17,094
vehicles affected
17,094
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 97V043002
- Date
- Mar 20, 1997
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 17,094
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags
- Model years
- 1997
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Injury
What is wrong
IF THE AIR BAG COMPUTER IN A SUBJECT VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A MECHANICAL SHOCK (I.E., RAPIDLY MOVING THE FRONT SEAT BACK AGAINST THE STOPS OR A SUDDEN RELEASE OF THE PARKING BRAKE) WITHIN A VERY SHORT TIME AFTER THE ENGINE IS STARTED, THE AIR BAG CAN DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY.
What can happen
UNEXPECTED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAN RESULT IN OCCUPANT INJURY.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE AIR BAG COMPUTER.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 97V043002?
1 model: Geo Prizm (1997), about 17,094 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 97V043002?
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE AIR BAG COMPUTER.
What can happen?
UNEXPECTED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAN RESULT IN OCCUPANT INJURY.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.