NHTSA Campaign 16V125000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Issued by General Motors LLC · Reported Mar 2, 2016 · 1,579 vehicles affected

What's wrong

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Colorado vehicles manufactured January 19, 2016, to February 2, 2016, Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured January 9, 2016, to January 26, 2016, and 2016 GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured January 21, 2016, to February 4, 2016. The driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash.

Consequence

An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on April 14, 2016. 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 28030.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CHEVROLET COLORADO 2016 1,579
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2016 1,579
GMC CANYON 2016 1,579

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V125000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.