NHTSA Campaign 15V666000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NHTSA campaign 15V666000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 15V666000 with NHTSA on October 16, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V666000, NHTSA lists up to 395 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 11, 2015 and March 3, 2015.
The 15V666000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V666000 were scheduled from October 19, 2015, 3 days after the report.
15V666000 covers 6 models from Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick and GMC, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 15V666000 covers have filed at least 109 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V666000 vehicles, the 2015 Chevrolet Malibu has the most (49).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V666000 ranks 195 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V666000, General Motors LLC has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 15V666000 was 15V500000, reported on August 10, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Camaro, Equinox, Malibu, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The affected vehicles have front seat-mounted side impact air bags whose inflator may rupture upon its deployment.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of one or both of the side impact air bags, the air bag's inflator may rupture and the air bag may not properly inflate. The rupture could cause metal fragments to strike the vehicle occupants, potentially resulting in serious injury or death. Additionally, if the air bag does not properly inflate, the driver or passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the side impact air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began on October 19, 2015. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 01320.
Reported October 16, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V666000 (6)
Cadillac (1)
Buick (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V666000, 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: October 16, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted