NHTSA Campaign 14V300000
AIR BAGS
Issued by General Motors LLC · Reported Jun 6, 2014 · 31,520 vehicles affected
What's wrong
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2012 Buick Verano vehicles manufactured December 2, 2011 to July, 16, 2012, Chevrolet Cruze vehicles manufactured December 7, 2011 to July 25, 2012, Chevrolet Sonic vehicles manufactured December 5, 2011 to August 2, 2012, and Chevrolet Camaro vehicles manufactured December 1, 2011 to June 11, 2012. The driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals.
Consequence
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.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel air bag coil, free of charge. The recall began on July 25, 2014. Chevrolet owners may contact GM at 1-800-222-1020. Buick owners may contact GM at 1-800-521-7300. Note: This is an expansion of recalls 12V-522 and 13V-023.
Vehicles affected by this recall
| Make | Model | Year | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUICK | VERANO | 2012 | 31,520 |
| CHEVROLET | CAMARO | 2012 | 31,520 |
| CHEVROLET | CRUZE | 2012 | 31,520 |
| CHEVROLET | SONIC | 2012 | 31,520 |
Source: NHTSA Campaign 14V300000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.