NHTSA Campaign 15V157000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 15V157000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 15V157000 with NHTSA on March 18, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V157000, NHTSA lists up to 40 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 15, 2014 and January 21, 2015.
The 15V157000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V157000 were scheduled from March 19, 2015, 1 day after the report.
15V157000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V157000 ranks 225 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V157000, General Motors LLC has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 15V157000 was 14V645000, reported on October 9, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado vehicles manufactured September 15, 2014, to January 21, 2015, and 2015 GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured October 3, 2014, to December 9, 2014. The affected vehicles have a front driver air bag inflator that may be misaligned to the air bag module backplate. This can cause the inflator to separate from the backplate during a deployment.
- The risk
- If the inflator separates from the back plate in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, this may cause the air bag or steering wheel components to separate and be propelled into the interior compartment, potentially seriously injuring the driver or other occupants. Additionally, the air bag may fail to properly inflate, increasing the risk of injury to the driver.
- The fix
- GM has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the driver air bag module inflator for proper alignment, replacing the air bag, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 19, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15037.
Reported March 18, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V157000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V157000, 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: March 18, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted