Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit, Cheverolet SS, Corvette and others: Frontal

Date

Sept. 8, 2016

Filed by

General Motors LLC

Vehicles

Buick Encore (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017); Buick Lacrosse (2014, 2015, 2016); Cadillac Escalade (2015, 2016, 2017); Cadillac Escalade ESV (2015, 2016, 2017); Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017); Chevrolet Cheverolet SS (2014, 2015, 2016); Chevrolet Corvette (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017); Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017); Chevrolet Silverado 2500 (2015, 2016, 2017); Chevrolet Silverado 3500 (2015, 2016, 2017); Chevrolet Spark EV (2014, 2015, 2016); Chevrolet Suburban (2015, 2016, 2017); Chevrolet Tahoe (2015, 2016, 2017); Chevrolet Trax (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017); GMC Sierra 1500 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017); GMC Sierra 2500 (2015, 2016, 2017); GMC Sierra 3500 (2015, 2016, 2017); GMC Yukon (2015, 2016, 2017); GMC Yukon XL (2015, 2016, 2017)

Component

Air Bags › Frontal; Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module-Inactive; Seat Belts › Pretensioner

Description of the defect

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

Potentially affected

3640162

What can happen

A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.

Recall notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Owner notification date

Oct. 13, 2016

Manufacturer campaign number

16007

Recall type

V (vehicle)

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

16V651000

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• Related recall: Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit, Cheverolet SS, Corvette and others: Frontal (July 10, 2017)

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.