NHTSA Campaign 16V507000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
NHTSA campaign 16V507000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 16V507000 with NHTSA on July 5, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V507000, NHTSA lists up to 289,254 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 25, 2008 and February 16, 2010.
The 16V507000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V507000 were scheduled from August 1, 2016, 27 days after the report.
16V507000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2009–2010.
Owners of the model years 16V507000 covers have filed at least 335 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V507000 vehicles, the 2009 Chevrolet Impala has the most (232).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V507000 ranks 38 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V507000, General Motors LLC has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 16V507000 was 16V151000, reported on March 11, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured April 25, 2008 through February 16, 2010. The front passenger seat frame may contact and damage the wires of the passenger presence sensor module.
- The risk
- If the wires are damaged, the passenger presence sensory system may fail to recognize that the passenger seat is occupied, disabling the air bag. Damage may also cause the air bag fuse to short resulting in a loss of all air bags and seat belt pretensions. Both conditions increase the risk of injury during a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will double wrap the wires with anti-abrasion tape and replace damaged wires as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 1, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's recall campaign number is 36110.
Reported July 5, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V507000 (2)
Chevrolet (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V507000, 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: July 5, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted