NHTSA Campaign 20V446000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR
NHTSA campaign 20V446000 covers 12 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 20V446000 with NHTSA on July 30, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V446000, NHTSA lists up to 769 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V446000 were scheduled from September 3, 2020, 35 days after the report.
20V446000 covers 12 models from Buick, Cadillac, GMC and Chevrolet, model years 2020.
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V446000 ranks 184 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 20V446000, General Motors LLC has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 20V446000 was 20V039000, reported on January 23, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors, LLC. (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT5 and XT6, Chevrolet Blazer, Silverado 1500, 2500 and 3500 and Traverse and GMC Acadia and Sierra 1500, 2500 and 3500 vehicles. The diffuser component of the Roof-Rail Air Bag (RRAB) inflator may not have been properly crimped to the inflator and could separate from the inflator during air bag deployment.
- The risk
- If the diffuser separates from the inflator during deployment, RRAB performance may be degraded, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the suspect RRAB modules, free of charge. The recall began September 3, 2020. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223, or Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is N202305380.
Reported July 30, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V446000 (12)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V446000, 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 30, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted