Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
What Happened
The front passenger air bag in your van is designed to protect you in a crash. However, in certain situations, the air bag might not deploy as intended, and the dashboard could hit your head if you're not buckled in.
Risk if Unfixed
If you're not wearing a seatbelt and a crash happens, your head could hit the dashboard above the air bag, increasing the risk of a serious head injury.
Free Fix
Your GM dealer will modify the dashboard to better absorb the impact, keeping you safer in case of a crash. This fix is free, and you should schedule it as soon as you receive 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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