Chevrolet / Gmc recall: Air bags
What is wrong
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado vehicles manufactured September 15, 2014, to January 21, 2015, and 2015 GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured October 3, 2014, to December 9, 2014. The affected vehicles have a front driver air bag inflator that may be misaligned to the air bag module backplate. This can cause the inflator to separate from the backplate during a deployment.
What could happen
If the inflator separates from the back plate in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, this may cause the air bag or steering wheel components to separate and be propelled into the interior compartment, potentially seriously injuring the driver or other occupants. Additionally, the air bag may fail to properly inflate, increasing the risk of injury to the driver.
The fix
GM has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the driver air bag module inflator for proper alignment, replacing the air bag, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 19, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15037.
Vehicles covered
- Chevrolet Colorado 2015
- Gmc Canyon 2015
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V157000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Mar 18, 2015
- Owners notified
- Mar 19, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 40
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Sep 15, 2014 to Jan 21, 2015
- Part
- Air bags › Frontal › Driver side › Inflator module
- Maker's own recall number
- 15037
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.
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To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.