NHTSA Campaign 14V451000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NHTSA campaign 14V451000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V451000 with NHTSA on July 23, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V451000, NHTSA lists up to 22 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 13, 2014 and May 13, 2014.
The 14V451000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V451000 were scheduled from September 15, 2014, 54 days after the report.
14V451000 covers 2 models from GMC and Chevrolet, model years 2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V451000 ranks 228 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V451000, General Motors LLC has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 14V451000 was 14V372000, reported on June 26, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Suburban, Suburban LTZ, Tahoe, Tahoe LTZ, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL Denali vehicles manufactured on May 13, 2014. The affected vehicles were assembled with a roof rail air bags (RRAB) that were not reinforced at the points were the bags contact the hardware used to attach the roof carrier.
- The risk
- During deployment, the RRAB may be punctured or torn by the roof carrier hardware, reducing its performance and increasing the risk of occupant injury in the event of a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the roof carrier attaching hardware, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in early September 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet) or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14359.
Reported July 23, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V451000 (2)
GMC (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V451000, 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: July 23, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted