Torrent FWD V6-3.4L (2007)
Seat Occupant Classification Module - Air Bag: All Technical Service Bulletins
Recall 07V344000: Seat Occupant System Reprogramming
MAKE/MODELS: MODEL/BUILD YEARS:
Chevrolet/Equinox 2007
Pontiac/Torrent 2007
MANUFACTURER: General Motors Corp.
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V344000 MFR'S REPORT DATE: August 06, 2007
COMPONENT: Air Bags: Frontal: Sensor/Control Module
POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 437
SUMMARY:
Certain sport utility vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection." In
these vehicles, the right front passenger seat is built with a passenger sensing system. When tested with a representative unrestrained small adult, the
system is required to turn the right front passenger's frontal airbag on. An error in the seat sensor calibration can cause it to fail this test. In addition, this
condition can prevent the airbag from turning off when the seat is occupied by a small child.
CONSEQUENCE:
Whenever the front passenger seat is occupied, the driver should always check the airbag indicator to see if the airbag is on or off. If it is not correct for
the situation, the passenger should be moved to a different seat. This can increase the risk of injury to a seat occupant during certain crash conditions.
REMEDY:
Dealers will reprogram the seat's electronic control unit. The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule for this campaign.
Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 or Pontiac at 1-800-620-7668.
NOTES:
GM recall No. 070174. Customers may also contact The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
