Passenger Sensing System Sensor Mat

An NHTSA Defect Petition into Pontiac vehicles. Closed 24 April 2017.

Investigation
DP16001
Type
Defect Petition
Opened
16 May 2016
Closed
24 April 2017

What NHTSA investigated

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting the opening of an investigation into the air bag system on model year 2006-2010 Pontiac Solstice and 2007-2010 Saturn Sky, the subject vehicles.The petitioner raised the issue of failure of the Passenger Sensing System for the front passenger seating position.On January 26, 2017, General Motors filed a defect information report recalling the subject vehicles to address the issue raised by the petition.In view of the recall, ODI considers the petition moot and is closing the action.The closing of the petition does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist, and the agency reserves the right to take additional action if warranted by future circumstances.

The recall that followed

  1. Pontiac — Air Bags: Occupant Classification17V06100026 January 201791,007 vehicles

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
PontiacSOLSTICE2006–2014
SaturnSKY2007–2010

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.