- Vehicles
- 3,640,162
- Built between
- Jan 2013 – Aug 2016
- Models
- 19
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 13 October 2016
- Repaired
- 90%
- Unrepaired
- 340,019
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2013 and August 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2014-2017 Buick EncoreBuilt April 2013 to August 2016
- 2014-2016 Buick LacrosseBuilt April 2013 to April 2016
- 2015-2017 Cadillac EscaladeBuilt December 2013 to July 2016
- 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade ESVBuilt December 2013 to August 2016
- 2014-2017 Chevrolet Caprice Police PursuitBuilt May 2013 to August 2016
- 2014-2016 Chevrolet Cheverolet SSBuilt May 2013 to April 2016
- 2014-2017 Chevrolet CorvetteBuilt February 2013 to August 2016
- 2014-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500Built January 2013 to August 2016
- 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500Built October 2013 to August 2016
- 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500Built October 2013 to August 2016
- 2014-2016 Chevrolet Spark EVBuilt January 2013 to July 2016
- 2015-2017 Chevrolet SuburbanBuilt October 2013 to August 2016
- 2015-2017 Chevrolet TahoeBuilt September 2013 to July 2016
- 2014-2017 Chevrolet TraxBuilt April 2013 to August 2016
- 2014-2017 GMC Sierra 1500Built January 2013 to August 2016
- 2015-2017 GMC Sierra 2500Built September 2013 to August 2016
- 2015-2017 GMC Sierra 3500Built September 2013 to August 2016
- 2015-2017 GMC YukonBuilt September 2013 to July 2016
- 2015-2017 GMC Yukon XLBuilt October 2013 to August 2016
Repair progress
340,019 of 3,640,162 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2018.
90% repaired — 3,286,598 of 3,640,162 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 13,215
- Scrapped or exported
- 330
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
What could happen
A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
What gets fixed
GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2013 to August 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA8 September 2016
- Owners notified13 October 2016
- Latest repair reportQ2 2018 — 90% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 8 September 2016.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 16007
- Recalling manufacturer
- General Motors LLC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.