- Vehicles
- 794
- Built between
- Sep 2003 – Nov 2005
- Models
- 12
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 November 2006
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2003 and November 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2005-2006 Buick LacrosseBuilt February 2005 to August 2005
- 2005-2006 Buick RendezvousBuilt June 2004 to August 2005
- 2006 Chevrolet HHRBuilt July 2005 to July 2005
- 2006 Chevrolet MalibuBuilt August 2005 to August 2005
- 2004 Chevrolet SilveradoBuilt September 2003 to January 2004
- 2005 Chevrolet TahoeBuilt June 2005 to June 2005
- 2005-2006 Chevrolet TrailblazerBuilt August 2004 to November 2005
- 2005-2006 GMC EnvoyBuilt August 2004 to August 2005
- 2005 GMC SierraBuilt May 2005 to May 2005
- 2006 Hummer H3Built August 2005 to September 2005
- 2006 Pontiac G6Built April 2005 to August 2005
- 2005 Pontiac MontanaBuilt December 2004 to December 2004
What the defect is
Certain vehicles originally built with cloth seats that were equipped with an automatic air bag passenger sensing system and later reupholstered with aftermarket leather seat cover kits are involved. Testing has indicated that the aftermarket leather seat covers can cause the passenger sensing system to malfunction.
What could happen
If the passenger sensing system malfunctions, the front air bag on the passenger side may be disabled when it should be enabled, or enabled when it should be disabled. In either case, in the event of a crash that requires air bag deployment, a front passenger's level of injury may be increased.
What gets fixed
BECAUSE A REPLACEMENT LEATHER SEAT COVER THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM IS NOT AVAILABLE, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) WILL REPURCHASE THESE VEHICLES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS STATED IN GM'S LETTER TO OWNERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 6, 2006.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2003 to November 2005
- Recall reported to NHTSA31 October 2006
- Owners notified6 November 2006
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 31 October 2006.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners should contact GM at 1-877-477-1022 to begin the process of repurchasing their vehicle.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 06102
- Recalling manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
GM recall no. 06102.CUSTOMERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.