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NHTSA Campaign 21V050000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by General Motors, LLC · Reported Feb 5, 2021 · 2,641,272 vehicles affected

What's wrong

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL, and 2009-2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500 and Sierra 3500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.

Consequence

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 22, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 1, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328760.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CADILLAC ESCALADE 2007 2,641,272
CADILLAC ESCALADE 2008 2,641,272
CADILLAC ESCALADE 2009 2,641,272
CADILLAC ESCALADE 2010 2,641,272
CADILLAC ESCALADE 2011 2,641,272
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV 2007 2,641,272
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV 2008 2,641,272
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV 2009 2,641,272
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV 2010 2,641,272
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV 2011 2,641,272
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT 2007 2,641,272
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT 2008 2,641,272
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT 2009 2,641,272
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT 2010 2,641,272
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT 2011 2,641,272
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2007 2,641,272
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2008 2,641,272
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2009 2,641,272
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2010 2,641,272
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2011 2,641,272
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 2007 2,641,272
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 2008 2,641,272
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 2009 2,641,272
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 2010 2,641,272
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 2011 2,641,272
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 2009 2,641,272
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 2010 2,641,272
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 2011 2,641,272
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 2009 2,641,272
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 2010 2,641,272
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 2011 2,641,272
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2007 2,641,272
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2008 2,641,272
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2009 2,641,272
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2010 2,641,272
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2011 2,641,272
CHEVROLET TAHOE 2007 2,641,272
CHEVROLET TAHOE 2008 2,641,272
CHEVROLET TAHOE 2009 2,641,272
CHEVROLET TAHOE 2010 2,641,272
CHEVROLET TAHOE 2011 2,641,272
GMC SIERRA 1500 2007 2,641,272
GMC SIERRA 1500 2008 2,641,272
GMC SIERRA 1500 2009 2,641,272
GMC SIERRA 1500 2010 2,641,272
GMC SIERRA 1500 2011 2,641,272
GMC SIERRA 2500 2009 2,641,272
GMC SIERRA 2500 2010 2,641,272
GMC SIERRA 2500 2011 2,641,272
GMC SIERRA 3500 2009 2,641,272
GMC SIERRA 3500 2010 2,641,272
GMC SIERRA 3500 2011 2,641,272
GMC YUKON 2007 2,641,272
GMC YUKON 2008 2,641,272
GMC YUKON 2009 2,641,272
GMC YUKON 2010 2,641,272
GMC YUKON 2011 2,641,272
GMC YUKON XL 2007 2,641,272
GMC YUKON XL 2008 2,641,272
GMC YUKON XL 2009 2,641,272
GMC YUKON XL 2010 2,641,272
GMC YUKON XL 2011 2,641,272

Source: NHTSA Campaign 21V050000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.