NHTSA Recall 14V118000
NHTSA Campaign Id 14V118000; Date: Mar. 17, 2014
Failure of the side impact air bags and seat belt pretensioners to deploy in a crash increase the risk of injury to the driver and front seat occupant.
Recalled Vehicles:
2008 Buick Enclave; 2009 Buick Enclave; 2010 Buick Enclave; 2011 Buick Enclave; 2012 Buick Enclave; 2013 Buick Enclave; 2009 Chevrolet Traverse; 2010 Chevrolet Traverse; 2011 Chevrolet Traverse; 2012 Chevrolet Traverse; 2013 Chevrolet Traverse; 2008 GMC Acadia; 2009 GMC Acadia; 2010 GMC Acadia; 2011 GMC Acadia; 2012 GMC Acadia; 2013 GMC Acadia; 2008 Saturn Outlook; 2009 Saturn Outlook; 2010 Saturn Outlook
Component: Air Bags:side/window
Manufactured by: General Motors Llc
Affected Units:: 1,176,407
Recall Summary:
General motors LLC (gm) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Buick enclave and GMC acadia and 2009-2013 Chevrolet traverse and 2008-2010 Saturn outlook vehicles. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the driver and passenger seat mounted side impact air bag (siab) wiring harnesses may result in the siab and seat belt pretensioners not deploying in the event of a crash.
How to Fix:
Gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected harness connections with soldered connections, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2014. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, Saturn at 1-800-553-6000, and GMC owners at 1-866-996-9463. Gm's number for this recall is 14030. Note: vehicles repaired as part of customer satisfaction campaign 10085 and special coverage 10335 have already had the subject condition repaired and therefore are not included in the safety recall.
Recall 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.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Jun 16, 2014
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