NHTSA Recall 14V300000
NHTSA Campaign Id 14V300000; Date: Jun. 6, 2014
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:: 31,520
Recall Summary:
General motors LLC (gm) is recalling certain model year 2012 Buick verano vehicles manufactured December 2, 2011 to July, 16, 2012, Chevrolet cruze vehicles manufactured December 7, 2011 to July 25, 2012, Chevrolet sonic vehicles manufactured December 5, 2011 to August 2, 2012, and Chevrolet camaro vehicles manufactured December 1, 2011 to June 11, 2012. 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 recall began on July 25, 2014. Chevrolet owners may contact gm at 1-800-222-1020. Buick owners may contact gm at 1-800-521-7300. Note: this is an expansion of recalls 12v-522 and 13v-023.
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: Jul 25, 2014
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