NHTSA Campaign 20V736000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR
NHTSA campaign 20V736000 covers 8 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 20V736000 with NHTSA on November 25, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V736000, NHTSA lists up to 9,279 potentially affected vehicles.
20V736000 covers 6 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2015–2016.
Owners of the model years 20V736000 covers have filed at least 20 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V736000 vehicles, the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 has the most (17).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V736000 ranks 129 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 20V736000, General Motors LLC has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 20V736000 was 20V446000, reported on July 30, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2016 GMC Sierra 1500 and Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and 2015 GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500, and Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and 3500 trucks. The roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflator end cap may detach from the inflator.
- The risk
- If the end cap separates from the inflator, the compressed gas will escape and the end cap can be propelled into the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the RRAB modules on the left and/or right side, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on December 22, 2020. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. Note: GM filed a new recall, number 21V-504 that supersedes this recall. All vehicles previously recalled under 20V-736 will now be repaired under the new recall number 21V-504. GM's numbers for this recall are N202309680, N202309681, and N202309682.
Reported November 25, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V736000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V736000, 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 25, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted