Preliminary Evaluation · Closed
INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
Action number
PE01018
Opened
May 24, 2001
Closed
Aug 9, 2001
Outcome
Recall 01V222000
Manufacturer: SAAB CARS USA, INC.
This investigation led to a recall
NHTSA links this probe to recall campaign 01V222000.
Read the recall: what is defective and the free fix →What NHTSA is examining
Alleged that the passenger-side frontal air bag deployed inadvertently without a frontal crash.
Vehicles under investigation
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.