EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Pontiac “Vibe” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1985/14
Summary
null When operated in areas with consistently high absolute humidity, the front passenger air bag inflator module could be susceptible to rupture and the front passenger air bag could deploy abnormally in a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the occupant.
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Product
Passenger car — Pontiac
- Brand
- Pontiac
- Name / model
- Vibe · No EC type approval number.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles were manufactured between 2003 and 2005.
What is the risk?
- null When operated in areas with consistently high absolute humidity, the front passenger air bag inflator module could be susceptible to rupture and the front passenger air bag could deploy abnormally in a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the occupant.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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