NHTSA Campaign 21V421000
AIR BAGS:SRS MALFUNCTION WARNING LAMP/LIGHT
NHTSA campaign 21V421000 covers 10 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: srs malfunction warning lamp/light. The repair is free.
General Motors, LLC filed the report for 21V421000 with NHTSA on June 10, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 21V421000, NHTSA lists up to 285,622 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V421000 were scheduled from July 1, 2021, 21 days after the report.
21V421000 covers 10 models from Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2021.
Owners of the model years 21V421000 covers have filed at least 30 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 21V421000 vehicles, the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe has the most (27).
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V421000 ranks 21 of 165 General Motors, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 21V421000, General Motors, LLC has 32 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 21V421000 was 21V246000, reported on April 8, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Buick Envision, Cadillac CT4, CT5, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Corvette, Suburban, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL vehicles. The communications gateway module incorrectly processes a loss of communication with the sensing diagnostic module (SDM), causing the air bag malfunction indicator light to inconsistently illuminate.
- The risk
- The air bag malfunction indicator light may fail to warn the driver of a problem with the air bag, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- The communications gateway module software will be updated by a dealer, or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 1, 2021. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212338110.
Reported June 10, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V421000 (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V421000, 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: June 10, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted