NHTSA Recall 16V381000
NHTSA Campaign Id 16V381000; Date: May. 31, 2016
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Recalled Vehicles:
2007 Cadillac Escalade; 2008 Cadillac Escalade; 2009 Cadillac Escalade; 2010 Cadillac Escalade; 2011 Cadillac Escalade; 2007 Cadillac Escalade Esv; 2008 Cadillac Escalade Esv; 2009 Cadillac Escalade Esv; 2010 Cadillac Escalade Esv; 2011 Cadillac Escalade Esv; 2007 Cadillac Escalade Ext; 2008 Cadillac Escalade Ext; 2009 Cadillac Escalade Ext; 2010 Cadillac Escalade Ext; 2011 Cadillac Escalade Ext; 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche; 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche; 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche; 2010 Chevrolet Avalanche; 2011 Chevrolet Avalanche; 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500; 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500; 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500; 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500; 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500; 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 2500; 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 2500; 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500; 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 3500; 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 3500; 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500; 2007 Chevrolet Suburban; 2008 Chevrolet Suburban; 2009 Chevrolet Suburban; 2010 Chevrolet Suburban; 2011 Chevrolet Suburban; 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe; 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe; 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe; 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe; 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe; 2007 GMC Sierra 1500; 2008 GMC Sierra 1500; 2009 GMC Sierra 1500; 2010 GMC Sierra 1500; 2011 GMC Sierra 1500; 2009 GMC Sierra 2500; 2010 GMC Sierra 2500; 2011 GMC Sierra 2500; 2009 GMC Sierra 3500; 2010 GMC Sierra 3500; 2011 GMC Sierra 3500; 2007 GMC Yukon; 2008 GMC Yukon; 2009 GMC Yukon; 2010 GMC Yukon; 2011 GMC Yukon; 2007 GMC Yukon Xl; 2008 GMC Yukon Xl; 2009 GMC Yukon Xl; 2010 GMC Yukon Xl; 2011 GMC Yukon Xl
Component: Air Bags:passenger Side Frontal
Manufactured by: General Motors Llc
Affected Units:: 1,802,202
Recall Summary:
General motors LLC (gm) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Cadillac escalade, escalade esv and escalade ext, Chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, suburban and tahoe, GMC sierra 1500, yukon and yukon xl vehicles, and 2009-2011 Chevrolet silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC sierra 2500 and 3500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in alabama, California, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u. S. Virgin islands. Vehicles not originally sold or ever registered in these states are not subject to this safety recall but may be covered under recall 16v-383, depending on the vehicle model year and the vehicle's sale and registration locations. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
How to Fix:
Interim letters informing owners that parts are not yet available were mailed to owners beginning on July 18, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. Gm's number for this recall is 49151.
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.
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