NHTSA Recall # | 103805 |
NHTSA Compaign # | 14V300000 |
MFG Compaign # | 12261 |
Manufacturer | General Motors LLC |
Supplier | CHEVROLET |
Brand | CHEVROLET |
Model | CRUZE |
Model Year | 2012 |
Component | AIR BAGS |
Date of notification | 25/07/14 |
Begin date of manufacuring | 26/09/23 |
End date of manufacturing | 26/09/23 |
Type of recall | V |
Recall initiator | ODI |
Report received | 06/06/14 |
Report created | 06/06/14 |
Regulation part number | |
FMV safety standard number | |
Estimated number of affected units | 31520 |
Defect 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. |
Consequence summary | 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. |
Corrective action | 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). |