(RTTNews) - Automaker General Motors Co. (GM: News ) is recalling more than thirty-eight,400 Pontiac G8 models to reprogram the sensor/control modules of airbags for the front passenger seats.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or NHTSA said on Saturday that GM will recall 38,444 vehicles of model years 2008 and 2009, which were manufactured in Australia by GM's subsidiary Holden and foreign into the U.S. According to the agency, the airbag modules may not be in compliance with federal standard for head injury protection of riders.
The NHTSA noted that with the front seat positioned full forward, the seat-position detector will cause a 30-millisecond delay in deployment of the airbag. In the event of a crash, the delay may result in increased head injury to certain front seat occupants.
However, no complaints, crashes or injuries have been reported related to the air-bag issue, the NHTSA said.
GM's dealers will reprogram the detection and diagnostic module free of charge. However, the automaker has not yet provided an owner notification schedule.
GM closed Friday's dealing at $23.61, down $0.42 or 1.75 percent on a volume of 9.45 million shares.rttnews.com
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