Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
What Happened
The air bag in your front passenger seat is designed to deploy in a severe crash. However, in certain 2009-2014 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans, the area above the air bag might not be strong enough to protect an unbelted passenger in a lower-impact crash.
Risk if Unfixed
If you're driving a heavy-duty van and you're not wearing a seatbelt, and you're sitting in the front passenger seat when you're in a crash, there's a higher chance you could get hurt because the air bag won't deploy as intended.
Free Fix
Your dealership will modify the passenger instrument panel to make it more protective, free of charge. You should schedule this repair as soon as possible to ensure your safety.
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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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