GM Telling Pontiac, Saab Owners Not to Allow Front Riders

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General Motors Co. plans to warn some owners of Pontiac Vibe and Saab 9-2X hatchbacks not to allow front-seat passengers until defective air bags are replaced.

The overnight letters will go out “as soon as possible” and the owner group may grow, Alan Adler, a spokesman for Detroit-based GM, said yesterday by e-mail. The largest U.S. automaker and Toyota Motor Corp. jointly built the Vibe at a factory in California. The Saab models were built by Subaru.