Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| AIR BAGS | ||||||||||||||||
| 13V023000 | General Motors LLC | V (Vehicle) | 3896 | 02/13/2013 | MFR | General Motors LLC | 01/24/2013 | 01/25/2013 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | General motors is recalling certain model year 2012 chevrolet camaro, buick verano, chevrolet cruze, and chevrolet sonic vehicles. the driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal airbag, that airbag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | General motors will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel airbag coil, free of charge. the safety recall began on february 13, 2013. owners may contact general motors at 1-800-521-7300. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This is general motors recall number 12261 and is an expansion of nhtsa recall 12v-522.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. | |||||||||||||||
| 12V522000 | General Motors LLC | V (Vehicle) | 2949 | 01/11/2013 | MFR | General Motors LLC | 10/31/2012 | 11/05/2012 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | General motors is recalling certain model year 2012 buick verano, chevrolet cruze, and chevrolet sonic vehicles. the driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal airbag, that airbag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | General motors will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel airbag coil, free of charge. the safety recall began on january 11, 2013. owners may contact general motors at 1-800-521-7300. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This is general motors recall number 12261.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. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| PIE0216 | 05/01/2012 | 10044239 | Gm: engineering information - airbag lamp illuminated, dtc u0151 displayed, unable to communicate with sensing and diagnostic module (sdm). *js | 05/23/2012 | |
| SB-12020 | 03/01/2012 | 10043905 | Driver airbag inspection. *kb | 05/01/2012 | |
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE | |||||
| PI-0626 | 12/01/2011 | 10043315 | Buick/chevrolet: it is hard to remove driver's side air bag due to revised spring design, which causes higher retaining force between driver's side air bag and steering wheel. *pe | 03/12/2012 | |
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||||
| PIC5702 | 07/01/2012 | 10045339 | General motors: air bag light/sir light on b0012 or b0013 with symptom byte 0e. this condition may be caused by a damaged shorting bar in the steering wheel inflatable restraint module (steering wheel air bag). *js | 08/28/2012 | |