NHTSA Campaign 14V299000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 14V299000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V299000 with NHTSA on June 6, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V299000, NHTSA lists up to 33 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 23, 2014 and April 25, 2014.
The 14V299000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V299000 were scheduled from August 1, 2014, 56 days after the report.
14V299000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2014.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V299000 ranks 226 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V299000, General Motors LLC has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 14V299000 was 14V259000, reported on May 16, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Corvette vehicles manufactured April 23, 2014 to April 25, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM) may experience an internal short circuit, resulting in the deactivation of the air bags and seat belt pretensioners.
- The risk
- If the SDM short circuits, the air bags may not deploy and the seat belt pretensioners may not activate in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM), free of charge. The recall began on August 1, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14219.
Reported June 6, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V299000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V299000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: June 6, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted