NHTSA Recall 13V023000
NHTSA Campaign Id 13V023000; Date: Jan. 24, 2013
If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, that air bag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.
Recalled Vehicles:
2012 Buick Verano; 2012 Chevrolet Camaro; 2012 Chevrolet Cruze; 2012 Chevrolet Sonic
Component: Air Bag
Manufactured by: General Motors Llc
Affected Units:: 4,167
Recall Summary:
General motors LLC (gm) is recalling certain model year 2012 Chevrolet camaro, cruze and sonic, and model year 2012 Buick verano vehicles. The driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals.
How to Fix:
Gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel air bag coil, free of charge. The safety recall began on February 13, 2013. Owners may contact general motors at 1-800-521-7300.
Recall Notes:
This is general motors recall number 12261 and is an expansion of NHTSA recall 12v-522. 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.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Feb 13, 2013
Also see: