NHTSA Campaign 21V052000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 21V052000 covers 30 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 21V052000 with NHTSA on February 5, 2021; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 21V052000, NHTSA lists up to 557,023 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V052000 were scheduled from September 20, 2021, 227 days after the report.
21V052000 covers 14 models from Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2007–2009.
Owners of the model years 21V052000 covers have filed at least 2,610 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 21V052000 vehicles, the 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe has the most (500).
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V052000 ranks 12 of 165 General Motors, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 21V052000, 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 2009 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and 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." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." 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 23, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 20, 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 N212328780.
Reported February 5, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V052000 (30)
Chevrolet (12)
Cadillac (9)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V052000, 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