Air bagsRecall 13V-023 · Buick and Chevrolet vehicles
General Motors LLC recall 13V-023 covers 4,167 Buick and Chevrolet vehicles for a air bags problem, reported to NHTSA on January 24, 2013. The manufacturer's latest report (2015 Q1) shows 86% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 13V023000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by an NHTSA defect investigation.
The problem
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2012 Chevrolet Camaro, Cruze and Sonic, and model year 2012 Buick Verano vehicles. The driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals.
The risk
If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, that air bag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.
The fix
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel air bag coil, free of charge. The safety recall began on February 13, 2013. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300.
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.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Vehicles in this recall
The investigation behind this recall
- Air Bag Non-deploymentNHTSA