Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
What Happened
Your vehicle's passenger air bag is the cushion that deploys in a frontal crash to protect the person in the front passenger seat. In your 2009-2014 Chevrolet Express or GMC Savana, the air bag's housing might not be strong enough to absorb a crash, even if the air bag doesn't deploy.
Risk if Unfixed
If you're a front passenger who isn't buckled in and you hit your head on the instrument panel in a crash, you could be at a higher risk of serious head or neck injury.
Free Fix
Your dealer will reinforce the instrument panel to make it stronger, free of charge. You should schedule the repair as soon as you receive the recall notice, and you can reach out to Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC at 1-866-996-9463 for more information.
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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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