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2016 GMC SIERRA 1500 Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1522814
Internal NHTSA #	11162074
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	GMC
Model	SIERRA 1500
Model Year	2016
File date	17/12/18
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2016 gmc sierra 1500. When the vehicle was started, the air bag warning indicator illuminated. While driving approximately 45 mph, the driver and passenger side curtain air bags deployed. The contact stopped the vehicle in the middle of the highway until the police arrived. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was taken to finnegan chevrolet (26529 southwest fwy, rosenberg, tx 77471) where it was diagnosed that the headliner and sensors needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 47,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	47000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	ROSENBERG, TX
VIN pattern	3GTP1MEC2GGXXXXXX
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
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Date of purchase	17/05/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	45
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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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2016 GMC SIERRA 1500 Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 GMC SIERRA 1500 Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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