Buick / Chevrolet recall: Air bags
What is wrong
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2008-2017 Buick Enclave and 2013-2017 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
What could happen
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
The fix
Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 3, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 10, 2022. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212349040.
Vehicles covered
- Buick Enclave 2008–2017
- Chevrolet Traverse 2013–2017
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 21V782000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- General Motors, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Oct 7, 2021
- Owners notified
- Jan 10, 2022
- Vehicles or items affected
- 555
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- –
- Part
- Air bags › Frontal › Driver side › Inflator module; Air bags › Frontal
- Maker's own recall number
- N212349040
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.nhtsa.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Buick / Cadillac / Chevrolet and more recall: Equipment Feb 26, 2026
- Buick / Chevrolet / Gmc recall: Air bags May 10, 2023
- Buick / Chevrolet / Gmc recall: Air bags Apr 14, 2022
- Buick / Chevrolet recall: Air bags Mar 31, 2022
- Buick / Chevrolet recall: Air bags Jun 24, 2021
- Buick / Chevrolet / Gmc recall: Air bags Apr 8, 2021
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.