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NHTSA Campaign 21V050000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

NHTSA campaign 21V050000 covers 48 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module. The repair is free.

General Motors, LLC filed the report for 21V050000 with NHTSA on February 5, 2021; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.

For 21V050000, NHTSA lists up to 2,641,272 potentially affected vehicles.

Owner notification letters for 21V050000 were scheduled from March 1, 2021, 24 days after the report.

21V050000 covers 14 models from Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2007–2011.

Owners of the model years 21V050000 covers have filed at least 3,714 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 21V050000 vehicles, the 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe has the most (500).

By potentially affected vehicles, 21V050000 ranks 1 of 165 General Motors, LLC recalls on this site.

Besides 21V050000, General Motors, LLC has 32 other recalls on the air bags on this site.

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What this recall covers

The defect
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL, and 2009-2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500 and Sierra 3500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
The risk
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
The fix
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 22, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 1, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328760.

Reported February 5, 2021

Vehicles covered by 21V050000 (48)

Chevrolet (19)

Cadillac (15)

GMC (14)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V050000, 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: February 5, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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