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NHTSA Campaign 21V053000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

NHTSA campaign 21V053000 covers 32 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 21V053000 with NHTSA on February 5, 2021; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.

For 21V053000, NHTSA lists up to 692,526 potentially affected vehicles.

Owner notification letters for 21V053000 were scheduled from May 11, 2021, 95 days after the report.

21V053000 covers 14 models from Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC, model years 2009–2013.

Owners of the model years 21V053000 covers have filed at least 1,120 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 21V053000 vehicles, the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has the most (230).

By potentially affected vehicles, 21V053000 ranks 6 of 165 General Motors, LLC recalls on this site.

Besides 21V053000, 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 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL 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 2010 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, 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 2009 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, 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."
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 24, 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 N212328790.

Reported February 5, 2021

Vehicles covered by 21V053000 (32)

Chevrolet (13)

GMC (10)

Cadillac (9)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V053000, 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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