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Cadillac Deville 1998–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 131200 · NHTSA communication 617756 · issued Dec 13, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
1998–1999
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

General motors has notified owners of certain vehicles that a condition could exist that may cause the side impact air bag to deploy unexpectedly, without a crash, as these vehicles are started or during normal driving - part 1. *tt

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.