NHTSA Campaign 14V451000

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

Issued by General Motors LLC · Reported Jul 23, 2014 · 22 vehicles affected

What's wrong

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Suburban, Suburban LTZ, Tahoe, Tahoe LTZ, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL Denali vehicles manufactured on May 13, 2014. The affected vehicles were assembled with a roof rail air bags (RRAB) that were not reinforced at the points were the bags contact the hardware used to attach the roof carrier.

Consequence

During deployment, the RRAB may be punctured or torn by the roof carrier hardware, reducing its performance and increasing the risk of occupant injury in the event of a crash.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the roof carrier attaching hardware, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in early September 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet) or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14359.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2015 22
CHEVROLET TAHOE 2015 22
GMC YUKON 2015 22

Source: NHTSA Campaign 14V451000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.