NHTSA Campaign 14V342000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 14V342000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V342000 with NHTSA on June 19, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V342000, NHTSA lists up to 712 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 20, 2013 and March 25, 2014.
The 14V342000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V342000 were scheduled from August 7, 2014, 49 days after the report.
14V342000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2014.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V342000 ranks 186 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V342000, General Motors LLC has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 14V342000 was 14V300000, reported on June 6, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Corvette vehicles manufactured November 20, 2013, to March 25, 2014, and equipped with optional sport seats. The seats do not meet internal specifications for injury protection in relation to an unbelted young child.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating side impact air bag deployment, an unbelted young child may be at an increased risk of neck injury.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger's side impact air bag, free of charge. The recall is began in early August 2014. Owners should not allow small children to ride in vehicles unbelted or in the front passenger seat. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14240.
Reported June 19, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V342000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V342000, 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 19, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted