NHTSA Campaign 21V051000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 21V051000 covers 12 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 21V051000 with NHTSA on February 5, 2021; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 21V051000, NHTSA lists up to 284,645 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V051000 were scheduled from May 11, 2021, 95 days after the report.
21V051000 covers 12 models from Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2012.
Owners of the model years 21V051000 covers have filed at least 211 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 21V051000 vehicles, the 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe has the most (61).
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V051000 ranks 22 of 165 General Motors, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 21V051000, General Motors, LLC has 32 other recalls on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2012 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL 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." 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 May 11, 2021. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328770.
Reported February 5, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V051000 (12)
Chevrolet (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V051000, 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