DETROIT - General Motors co. is reminiscent of more than 47,000 Cadillac SRX crossover vehicle in the United States because of an error with the passenger side airbags.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in documents written on your Web site Friday, said that head protection airbag is the right side in a crash, not inflate if no one is in the front seat.
As a result a right passenger in the back seat can be protected and could in front or side crash, hurt the Agency said in the documents. GM said no injuries were reported.
Airbag sensors in the 2011 SRX, SUV-like vehicle the nimble and effective, because it is based on car basis, are so programmed that the passenger side airbags clear, if no one is in the front right seat, the Agency said. But, the conflicts with the user's Guide that says that the airbags inflate regardless of whether the seat is occupied.
"Because the actions of the airbag and the operating instructions do not match, the vehicle is not compatible" with federal safety standards, NHTSA said.
The recall affects between 2 Feb. SRXs 2010 and April 29 this year produced and sold in North America. Traders will reprogram the airbag sensors to fix the problem free of charge. GM will notify owners by mail from Friday.
GM said that the callback is also about 3,000 SRX models sold in Mexico and Canada.
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