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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| PI-0733 | 05/01/2012 | 10044395 | Gm: power seat functions inoperative and airbag light illuminated. these conditions may be due to seat harness, which is connected to the main body wire harness located under the seat, being pinched in the seat tracks, causing it to be chaf | 06/18/2012 | |
| 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 | |
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE | |||||
| SB-12015 | 01/01/2012 | 10043476 | Chevrolet: the retainers on driver's side airbag module may not fully engage, in steering wheel, due to interference of a felt insulator patch. *pe | 04/04/2012 | |
| 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 | |||||
| SB-12-09-41-001 | 10/01/2012 | 10047441 | Buick/chevrolet: information being provided regarding counterfeit vehicle airbag modules. models 2011-2012 camaro, volt, cruze. 2010-2011 lacrosse. 2006-2010 aveo. *pe | 11/28/2012 | |
| SB-12-09-41-001 | 10/01/2012 | SB-12-09-41-001A | 10047441 | Buick/chevrolet: information being provided regarding counterfeit vehicle airbag modules. models 2011-2012 camaro, volt, cruze. 2010-2011 lacrosse. 2006-2010 aveo. *pe updated 12/4/12. *pe | 11/28/2012 |
| 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 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 05/05/2012 | 2000 | ||
| I was involved in a collision on may 5, 2012 in which i collided into the side of another vehicle with the front end of my car. my car is brand new, less than a month old however, the seat belts did not hold and the air bags did not deploy during the crash. i was traveling at approximately 30-35 mph at the time of the crash. the collision was bad enough that my car was no longer driveable after the collision. i just bought this car which is a 2012 chevrolet cruze and am now afraid to keep it not knowing why the safety equipment didn't work. also, i had activated my on star service but that didn't work either. i would like for someone to inspect my car before the repairs are started. please let me know where to go from here. | |||