NHTSA Campaign 16V651000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Issued by General Motors LLC · Reported Sep 8, 2016 · 3,640,162 vehicles affected
What's wrong
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Consequence
A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
Vehicles affected by this recall
| Make | Model | Year | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUICK | ENCORE | 2014 | 3,640,162 |
| BUICK | ENCORE | 2015 | 3,640,162 |
| BUICK | ENCORE | 2016 | 3,640,162 |
| BUICK | ENCORE | 2017 | 3,640,162 |
| BUICK | LACROSSE | 2014 | 3,640,162 |
| BUICK | LACROSSE | 2015 | 3,640,162 |
| BUICK | LACROSSE | 2016 | 3,640,162 |
| CADILLAC | ESCALADE | 2015 | 3,640,162 |
| CADILLAC | ESCALADE | 2016 | 3,640,162 |
| CADILLAC | ESCALADE | 2017 | 3,640,162 |
| CADILLAC | ESCALADE ESV | 2015 | 3,640,162 |
| CADILLAC | ESCALADE ESV | 2016 | 3,640,162 |
| CADILLAC | ESCALADE ESV | 2017 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | CAPRICE POLICE PURSUIT | 2014 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | CAPRICE POLICE PURSUIT | 2015 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | CAPRICE POLICE PURSUIT | 2016 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | CAPRICE POLICE PURSUIT | 2017 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | CHEVEROLET SS | 2014 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | CHEVEROLET SS | 2015 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | CHEVEROLET SS | 2016 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | CORVETTE | 2014 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | CORVETTE | 2015 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | CORVETTE | 2016 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | CORVETTE | 2017 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | SILVERADO 1500 | 2014 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | SILVERADO 1500 | 2015 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | SILVERADO 1500 | 2016 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | SILVERADO 1500 | 2017 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | SILVERADO 2500 | 2015 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | SILVERADO 2500 | 2016 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | SILVERADO 2500 | 2017 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | SILVERADO 3500 | 2015 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | SILVERADO 3500 | 2016 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | SILVERADO 3500 | 2017 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | SPARK EV | 2014 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | SPARK EV | 2015 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | SPARK EV | 2016 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | SUBURBAN | 2015 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | SUBURBAN | 2016 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | SUBURBAN | 2017 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | TAHOE | 2015 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | TAHOE | 2016 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | TAHOE | 2017 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | TRAX | 2014 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | TRAX | 2015 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | TRAX | 2016 | 3,640,162 |
| CHEVROLET | TRAX | 2017 | 3,640,162 |
| GMC | SIERRA 1500 | 2014 | 3,640,162 |
| GMC | SIERRA 1500 | 2015 | 3,640,162 |
| GMC | SIERRA 1500 | 2016 | 3,640,162 |
| GMC | SIERRA 1500 | 2017 | 3,640,162 |
| GMC | SIERRA 2500 | 2015 | 3,640,162 |
| GMC | SIERRA 2500 | 2016 | 3,640,162 |
| GMC | SIERRA 2500 | 2017 | 3,640,162 |
| GMC | SIERRA 3500 | 2015 | 3,640,162 |
| GMC | SIERRA 3500 | 2016 | 3,640,162 |
| GMC | SIERRA 3500 | 2017 | 3,640,162 |
| GMC | YUKON | 2015 | 3,640,162 |
| GMC | YUKON | 2016 | 3,640,162 |
| GMC | YUKON | 2017 | 3,640,162 |
| GMC | YUKON XL | 2015 | 3,640,162 |
| GMC | YUKON XL | 2016 | 3,640,162 |
| GMC | YUKON XL | 2017 | 3,640,162 |
Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V651000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.