NHTSA Campaign 14V117000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Issued by General Motors LLC · Reported Mar 17, 2014 · 303,013 vehicles affected

What's wrong

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans manufactured January 27, 2009, through March 7, 2014 with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds and less and equipped with front passenger air bags. In the affected vehicles, during a frontal impact below the air bag deployment threshold, if an unbelted front passenger's head hits the instrument panel above where the passenger air bag is located, the panel may not sufficiently absorb the impact. As such, these vehicles fail to meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 201, "Occupant Protection in Interior Impact."

Consequence

In the event of a crash below the air bag deployment threshold, an unbelted front passenger seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will modify the passenger instrument panel free of charge. Notices to the owners of the heavy duty vans were mailed on April 28, 2014. The recall began on May 19, 2014. Chevrolet owners may call 1-800-630-2438. GMC owners may call 1-866-996-9463. GM's number for this recall is 14082.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 2009 303,013
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 2010 303,013
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 2011 303,013
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 2012 303,013
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 2013 303,013
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 2014 303,013
GMC SAVANA 2009 303,013
GMC SAVANA 2010 303,013
GMC SAVANA 2011 303,013
GMC SAVANA 2012 303,013
GMC SAVANA 2013 303,013
GMC SAVANA 2014 303,013

Source: NHTSA Campaign 14V117000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.