Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
What Happened
The air bag system in your vehicle is designed to protect you in a crash. In certain 2009-2014 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans, a part of the air bag system might not work as intended: the instrument panel above the air bag might not absorb an impact if an unbelted passenger hits it during a crash.
Risk if Unfixed
If you're an unbelted passenger in a crash, the panel might not cushion the impact, increasing your risk of injury, especially to your head or neck.
Free Fix
Your dealer will modify the instrument panel to make it safer in the event of a crash – and this repair is free. You should schedule the fix as soon as you get the recall notice.
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Original — What Happened
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans manufactured January 27, 2009, through March 7, 2014 with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds and less and equipped with front passenger air bags. In the affected vehicles, during a frontal impact below the air bag deployment threshold, if an unbelted front passenger's head hits the instrument panel above where the passenger air bag is located, the panel may not sufficiently absorb the impact. As such, these vehicles fail to meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 201, "Occupant Protection in Interior Impact."
Original — Risk if Unfixed
In the event of a crash below the air bag deployment threshold, an unbelted front passenger seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.
Original — Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will modify the passenger instrument panel free of charge. Notices to the owners of the heavy duty vans were mailed on April 28, 2014. The recall began on May 19, 2014. Chevrolet owners may call 1-800-630-2438. GMC owners may call 1-866-996-9463. GM's number for this recall is 14082.
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