NHTSA Campaign 23V516000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 23V516000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
General Motors, LLC filed the report for 23V516000 with NHTSA on July 27, 2023; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 23V516000, NHTSA lists up to 767 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 23V516000 were scheduled from October 23, 2023, 88 days after the report.
23V516000 covers 4 models from Chevrolet and Buick, model years 2013.
Owners of the model years 23V516000 covers have filed at least 217 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 23V516000 vehicles, the 2013 Chevrolet Volt has the most (161).
By potentially affected vehicles, 23V516000 ranks 103 of 165 General Motors, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 23V516000, General Motors, LLC has 32 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 23V516000 was 23V334000, reported on May 10, 2023.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013 Buick Verano, Chevrolet Camero, Sonic, and Volt vehicles. The driver-side air bag inflator may explode during deployment due to a manufacturing defect.
- 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
- Dealers will replace the driver-side air bag module, free of charge. On some 2013 Volt vehicles, the steering wheel will be replaced as well, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 23, 2023. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 and Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N232413120.
Reported July 27, 2023
Vehicles covered by 23V516000 (4)
Buick (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 23V516000, 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: July 27, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted