NHTSA Campaign 19V019000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 19V019000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 19V019000 with NHTSA on January 16, 2019; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 19V019000, NHTSA lists up to 1,145 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2010 and August 24, 2010.
The 19V019000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V019000 were scheduled from February 25, 2019, 40 days after the report.
19V019000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2010–2011.
Owners of the model years 19V019000 covers have filed at least 144 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V019000 vehicles, the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu has the most (144).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V019000 ranks 179 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 19V019000, General Motors LLC has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 19V019000 was 18V868000, reported on December 6, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2011 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver frontal air bag, the air bag inflator may explode due to being overpressurized.
- The risk
- If the inflator explodes, sharp metal fragments may strike the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- GM has notified owners, and dealers will replace the front driver air bag module, free of charge. The recall began February 25, 2019. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-522-9559. GM's number for this recall is N182206630.
Reported January 16, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V019000 (2)
Chevrolet (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V019000, 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: January 16, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted