NHTSA Campaign 14V518000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
NHTSA campaign 14V518000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V518000 with NHTSA on August 28, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V518000, NHTSA lists up to 5 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 11, 2013 and June 27, 2013.
The 14V518000 report reached NHTSA 14 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V518000 were scheduled from October 15, 2014, 48 days after the report.
14V518000 covers 2 models from Cadillac and Chevrolet, model years 2013–2014.
Owners of the model years 14V518000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V518000 vehicles, the 2014 Cadillac XTS has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V518000 ranks 238 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V518000, General Motors LLC has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 14V518000 was 14V451000, reported on July 23, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac XTS vehicles manufactured April 11, 2013, to June 27, 2013, and 2014 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured May 13, 2013, to November 5, 2013. The affected vehicles may have left the factory with the sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) set to "manufacturing mode."
- The risk
- In manufacturing mode, the vehicle's air bags will not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers are to reprogram the SDM to the correct mode, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in September 2014. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14532.
Reported August 28, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V518000 (3)
Cadillac (2)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V518000, 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: August 28, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted