# NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE00045
> **AIR BAG TEAR DURING DEPLOYMENT** · Opened 2000-11-03 · Closed 2001-01-11
## Investigation
- **Action number:** PE00045
- **Type:** Preliminary Evaluation
- **Open date:** 2000-11-03
- **Close date:** 2001-01-11
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Affected makes:** CHEVROLET; OLDSMOBILE; PONTIAC
- **Affected components:** AIR BAGS
- **Affected model years:** 1998, 1999
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 8
## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=PE00045)
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