Air bags: side/windowRecall 15V-500 · 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt
General Motors LLC recall 15V-500 covers 59,474 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt for a air bags: side/window problem, reported to NHTSA on August 10, 2015. The manufacturer's latest report (2016 Q4) shows 51% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 15V500000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt vehicles manufactured January 4, 2010, to June 23, 2010. The affected vehicles may be equipped with an improperly routed Side-Impact Sensor (SIS) wiring harness in the driver side front door. The misrouted wiring harness could cause an electrical short that disables the driver side curtain air bag.
The risk
A disabled driver side roof-rail air bag will not deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of that air bag, increasing the risk of injury to the driver.
The fix
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the sensor's wiring in the driver's door and make repairs as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on September 8, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15075.
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.
How fast cars are being fixed
51%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 1 vehicles were listed as unreachable.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from January 4, 2010 to June 23, 2010. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.