Chevrolet recall: Air bags
What is wrong
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured April 15, 2013, to June 19, 2015, equipped with front vented-heated passenger seats. Accordingly, the Automatic Occupant Sensing (AOS) system may fail to suppress the front passenger air bag if a child seat is in the front passenger seat. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
What could happen
If the front passenger air bag deploys with a child seat in the front passenger seat, it increases the risk of injury to the child.
The fix
GM will notify owners, and dealers will correct the calibration-learning error by preconditioning the empty seat, and also resetting the ECU to a seat zero-value, free of charge. The recall began on August 25, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15400.
Vehicles covered
- Chevrolet Impala 2014–2015
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V465000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jul 24, 2015
- Owners notified
- Aug 25, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 5,493
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Apr 15, 2013 to May 30, 2014
- Part
- Air bags
- Maker's own recall number
- 15400
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 208
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Buick / Cadillac / Chevrolet and more recall: Service brakes, hydraulic Aug 30, 2018
- Chevrolet recall: Air bags Jul 5, 2016
- Buick / Chevrolet / Oldsmobile and more recall: Engine and engine cooling Oct 26, 2015
- Chevrolet recall: Parking brake Apr 6, 2015
- Buick / Chevrolet / Pontiac recall: Engine and engine cooling Apr 6, 2015
- Chevrolet recall: Parking brake Feb 11, 2015
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.