NHTSA recall 07V344000
Air Bags · General Motors, LLC
Details
What's wrong: 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…
Why it matters: 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…
The fix: Dealers will reprogram the seat's electronic control unit. The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule for this campaign.
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
All model years NHTSA lists
2007 Chevrolet Equinox, 2007 Pontiac Torrent.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 07V344000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.