Chevrolet Air Bags: Inflator Module

Chevrolet is recalling about 154 vehicles over a problem with the air bags. In the event of a crash, an air bag that does not inflate properly can increase the risk of injury.

Campaign
18V868000
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
Reported
6 December 2018
Vehicles
154
Built between
Aug 2018 – Oct 2018
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
18 December 2018
Repaired
96%
Unrepaired
6

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 2018 and October 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500Built August 2018 to October 2018
  • 2019 GMC Sierra 1500Built August 2018 to October 2018

Repair progress

6 of 154 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2020.

96% repaired — 148 of 154 reported

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 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab and GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab vehicles. The passenger-side frontal air bag module may have been damaged during assembly, possibly resulting in the air bag not inflating properly in the event of a crash.

What could happen

In the event of a crash, an air bag that does not inflate properly can increase the risk of injury.

What gets fixed

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger side air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on December 18, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 2018 to October 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA6 December 2018
  3. Owners notified18 December 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2020 — 96% 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 6 December 2018.

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 Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N182198820.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
N182198820
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.

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