Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V342000

Air bags

General Motors LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-06-19.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V342000

Air bags

Component
Air bags
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
Vehicles affected
712
Reported to NHTSA
2014-06-19
Owners notified
2014-08-07

Defect description

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Corvette vehicles manufactured November 20, 2013, to March 25, 2014, and equipped with optional sport seats. The seats do not meet internal specifications for injury protection in relation to an unbelted young child.

Safety risk

In the event of a crash necessitating side impact air bag deployment, an unbelted young child may be at an increased risk of neck injury.

Manufacturer remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger's side impact air bag, free of charge. The recall is began in early August 2014. Owners should not allow small children to ride in vehicles unbelted or in the front passenger seat. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14240.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Chevrolet Corvette2014

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.