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

Date

July 10, 2017

Filed by

General Motors LLC

Vehicles

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

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 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles, and 2015-2017 GMC Sierra HD 2500 and 3500 vehicles. While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. Without the update, 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

40683

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 August 4, 2017. 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 17287.

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

Aug. 4, 2017

Manufacturer campaign number

17287

Recall type

V (vehicle)

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

17V437000

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Related recalls

• Related recall: Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit, Cheverolet SS, Corvette and others: Frontal (Sept. 8, 2016)

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