Recall campaign · NHTSA 17V621000

Air bags: frontal

General Motors LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2017-10-05.

Recall campaignNHTSA 17V621000

Air bags: frontal

Component
Air bags: frontal
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
Vehicles affected
16
Reported to NHTSA
2017-10-05
Owners notified
2017-11-08

Defect description

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2016 GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado, and 2016 Chevrolet Volt vehicles. The driver's frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash.

Safety risk

An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began November 8, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17387.

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

5 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
Chevrolet Colorado2016 2015
Chevrolet Volt2016
GMC Canyon2016 2015

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.