NHTSA Campaign 15V324000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 15V324000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 15V324000 with NHTSA on May 28, 2015; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 15V324000, NHTSA lists up to 330,198 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 27, 2006 and June 30, 2007.
The 15V324000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V324000 were scheduled from July 27, 2015, 60 days after the report.
15V324000 covers 4 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2007.
Owners of the model years 15V324000 covers have filed at least 155 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V324000 vehicles, the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 has the most (87).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V324000 ranks 32 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V324000, General Motors LLC has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 15V324000 was 15V157000, reported on March 18, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD and 3500HD trucks manufactured November 28, 2006, to August 29, 2008, and 2007-2008 GMC Sierra 2500HD and 3500HD trucks manufactured November 27, 2006, to August 29, 2008. The affected vehicles are equipped with a passenger side frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture upon its deployment.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants, potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on July 27, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's numbers for this recall are 15438 and 15817.
Reported May 28, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V324000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V324000, 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: May 28, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted