NHTSA Campaign 16V125000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 16V125000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 16V125000 with NHTSA on March 2, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V125000, NHTSA lists up to 1,579 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 19, 2016 and February 2, 2016.
The 16V125000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V125000 were scheduled from April 14, 2016, 43 days after the report.
16V125000 covers 3 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V125000 ranks 177 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V125000, General Motors LLC has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 16V125000 was 16V063000, reported on February 3, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Colorado vehicles manufactured January 19, 2016, to February 2, 2016, Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured January 9, 2016, to January 26, 2016, and 2016 GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured January 21, 2016, to February 4, 2016. The driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash.
- The risk
- An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on April 14, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 28030.
Reported March 2, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V125000 (3)
Chevrolet (2)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V125000, 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 2, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted