Reporting Safety Defects; Reporting Safety Defects To The United States Government; Vehicle Data Recording And Privacy - Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell Owner's Manual

Reporting Safety Defects

Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which
could cause a crash or could cause injury or
death, you should immediately inform the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
in addition to notifying General Motors.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open
an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect
exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall
and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot
become involved in individual problems between
you, your dealer/retailer, or General Motors.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY:
1-800-424-9153); go to http://www.safercar.gov; or
write to:
Administrator, NHTSA
400 Seventh Street, SW.
Washington D.C., 20590
You can also obtain other information about motor
vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov.
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Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy
Your GM vehicle has a number of sophisticated
computers that record information about the vehicle's
performance and how it is driven. For example, your
vehicle uses computer modules to monitor and control
fuel cell propulsion system performance, to monitor the
conditions for airbag deployment and deploy airbags in a
crash, and to provide antilock braking to help the driver
control the vehicle. These modules may store data to
help technicians service your vehicle. Some modules
also store data about how you operate the vehicle, such
as rate of fuel consumption or average speed. These
modules may also retain the owner's personal
preferences, such as radio pre-sets, seat positions, and
temperature settings.