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certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, 'occupant crash protection.' the right front passenger seats in these vehicles are built with a passenger air bag sensing system. when tested with a representative, unrestrained six year old child, the system is required to turn off the right front passenger's airbag. interference during system calibration caused the seats to be out of specification.

Corrective Action

this can increase the risk of injury to a child seat occupant during certain crash conditions.

Recall Notes

dealers will replace the passenger sensing system free of charge. the recall will begin on april 17, 2007. owners may contact pontiac at 1-800-620-7668.

2006 Pontiac G6

Component

Air Bags:Frontal

Consequence of Defect

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.

Corrective Action

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.

Recall Notes

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 gmøs letter to owners. the recall began on november 6, 2006. owners should contact gm at 1-877-477-1022 to begin the process of repurchasing their vehicle.

2005 Pontiac G6

Component

Equipment:Other:Owners/Service/Other Manual

Consequence of Defect

certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, 'child restraint anchorage systems.' the child restraint lower anchors in the center rear seating position are located approximately 90mm behind the corresponding z-point of the child restraint fixture (crf). the owner's manual states that anchors are at the outboard seating positions only.

Corrective Action

without additional and corrected owner's manual information, an owner may encounter difficulty in installing child restraints with rigid attachments in the center position.

Recall Notes

owners will be mailed an owner's manual supplement. the recall ibegan on march 20, 2005. owners may contact pontiac at 1-800-620-7668.