NHTSA Campaign 17V437000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Issued by General Motors LLC · Reported Jul 10, 2017 · 40,683 vehicles affected
What's wrong
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles, and 2015-2017 GMC Sierra HD 2500 and 3500 vehicles. While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. Without the update, 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 August 4, 2017. 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 17287.
Vehicles affected by this recall
| Make | Model | Year | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUICK | ENCORE | 2014 | 40,683 |
| BUICK | ENCORE | 2015 | 40,683 |
| BUICK | ENCORE | 2016 | 40,683 |
| BUICK | ENCORE | 2017 | 40,683 |
| BUICK | LACROSSE | 2014 | 40,683 |
| BUICK | LACROSSE | 2015 | 40,683 |
| BUICK | LACROSSE | 2016 | 40,683 |
| CADILLAC | ESCALADE | 2015 | 40,683 |
| CADILLAC | ESCALADE | 2016 | 40,683 |
| CADILLAC | ESCALADE ESV | 2015 | 40,683 |
| CADILLAC | ESCALADE ESV | 2016 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | CAPRICE POLICE PURSUIT | 2014 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | CAPRICE POLICE PURSUIT | 2015 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | CAPRICE POLICE PURSUIT | 2016 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | CHEVEROLET SS | 2014 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | CHEVEROLET SS | 2015 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | CHEVEROLET SS | 2016 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | CORVETTE | 2014 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | CORVETTE | 2015 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | CORVETTE | 2016 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | CORVETTE | 2017 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | SILVERADO 1500 | 2014 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | SILVERADO 1500 | 2015 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | SILVERADO 1500 | 2016 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | SILVERADO 1500 | 2017 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | SILVERADO 2500 | 2015 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | SILVERADO 2500 | 2016 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | SILVERADO 3500 | 2015 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | SILVERADO 3500 | 2016 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | SPARK EV | 2014 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | SPARK EV | 2015 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | SPARK EV | 2016 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | SUBURBAN | 2015 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | SUBURBAN | 2016 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | TAHOE | 2015 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | TAHOE | 2016 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | TRAX | 2015 | 40,683 |
| CHEVROLET | TRAX | 2016 | 40,683 |
| GMC | SIERRA 1500 | 2014 | 40,683 |
| GMC | SIERRA 1500 | 2015 | 40,683 |
| GMC | SIERRA 1500 | 2016 | 40,683 |
| GMC | SIERRA 1500 | 2017 | 40,683 |
| GMC | SIERRA 2500 | 2015 | 40,683 |
| GMC | SIERRA 2500 | 2016 | 40,683 |
| GMC | SIERRA 2500 | 2017 | 40,683 |
| GMC | SIERRA 3500 | 2015 | 40,683 |
| GMC | SIERRA 3500 | 2016 | 40,683 |
| GMC | SIERRA 3500 | 2017 | 40,683 |
| GMC | YUKON | 2015 | 40,683 |
| GMC | YUKON | 2016 | 40,683 |
| GMC | YUKON XL | 2015 | 40,683 |
| GMC | YUKON XL | 2016 | 40,683 |
Source: NHTSA Campaign 17V437000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.