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2013 Chevrolet AVALANCHE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1138983
Internal NHTSA #	10663424
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	AVALANCHE
Model Year	2013
File date	06/12/14
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 2013 chevrolet avalanche has developed a crack in the dashboard on the passenger side where the dash surrounds the airbag cover. This also happened to my previous 2008 chevrolet avalanche in the same exact area (but in two places instead of just one). This appears to be an issue with many of the 2007-2013 gm vehicles that have a similar dashboard as evident by the hundreds of forum posts regarding this defect. A google search for "gm cracked dash" will confirm this. The cracked area in the dash could become a safety hazard and potentially lead to injury due to the possibility of plastic shards becoming projectiles during airbag deployment. Failure of the airbag during deployment also seems to be a possibility if the airbag were to be punctured by the sharp edges of the cracked plastic. Gm has not issued a voluntary recall and based on many of the forum posts, the dealerships are not willing to replace the faulty dashboards at their expense, even though there is evidence that design changes have been made by gm to newer replacement parts that would help alleviate or eliminate the cracking problem. Since this defect is a costly repair to the vehicle owner and, more importantly, since it is potentially a safety hazard that could result in severe injury, i am hopeful that something can be done to urge gm to replace the dashboards of affected vehicles at their expense. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	48123
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BUFORD, GA
VIN pattern	3GNMCGE00DGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	14/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Chevrolet AVALANCHE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Chevrolet AVALANCHE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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