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1997 Gmc SAVANA Air Bags Side Window Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	199320
Internal NHTSA #	717290
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	GMC
Model	SAVANA
Model Year	1997
File date	04/07/24
Component	AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Safety hazard! The electric driver seat is not square with the steering wheel. The seat position makes the driver set at an angle to the right of the wheel so if the air bag is deployed it will hit the driver in the right shoulder and on the left side of the head and twist the body around. The way the driver seat is angled the air bag will never hit square with the body . This is a safety hazard as the air bag will cause the body to twist as opposed to hitting you square and holding you face forward . I feel it will crowd the driver towards the drivers side door in a twisted condition. Gmc and auto form and the dealer have been notified and i am told i will have to live with this safety hazard as they cannot correct it and they are all in agreement that there is a definite problem. Again that i will have to just live with. I hope that the vehicle is never in an accident with the air bag deployed and multiple deaths and or permanent injury as a result of this safety hazard. *ak
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SHINGLEHOUSE, PA
VIN pattern	1GDFG15R9V1XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	01/06/97
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
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Drive train type	RWD
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1997 Gmc SAVANA Air Bags Side Window Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1997 Gmc SAVANA Air Bags Side Window Problems, Complaints and Defects

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