NHTSA Campaign 18V774000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 18V774000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 18V774000 with NHTSA on November 1, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V774000, NHTSA lists up to 12 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 19, 2018 and June 19, 2018.
The 18V774000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V774000 were scheduled from November 6, 2018, 5 days after the report.
18V774000 covers 4 models from Buick and Chevrolet, model years 2019.
Owners of the model years 18V774000 covers have filed at least 18 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V774000 vehicles, the 2019 Buick Encore has the most (11).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V774000 ranks 234 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 18V774000, General Motors LLC has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V774000 was 18V400000, reported on June 14, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019 Buick Encore, Chevrolet Spark, Traverse, and Trax vehicles. The Sensing Diagnostic Module (SDM) on these vehicle may not have been turned off of "manufacturing mode," preventing the air bags from deploying in the event of a crash.
- The risk
- If the air bags do not deploy in the event of a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the SDM module to the correct mode, free of charge. The recall began November 6, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 and Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 18365.
Reported November 1, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V774000 (4)
Buick (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V774000, 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: November 1, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted