NHTSA recall 14V117000
Air Bags · General Motors, LLC
Details
What's wrong: Affects vehicles 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,…
Why it matters: In the event of a crash below the air bag deployment threshold, an unbelted front passenger seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.
The fix: 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…
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
- 2009 Chevrolet Express
- 2009 GMC Savana
- 2010 Chevrolet Express
- 2010 GMC Savana
- 2011 Chevrolet Express
- 2011 GMC Savana
- 2012 Chevrolet Express
- 2012 GMC Savana
- 2013 Chevrolet Express
- 2013 GMC Savana
- 2014 Chevrolet Express
- 2014 GMC Savana
All model years NHTSA lists
2009 Chevrolet Express, 2010 Chevrolet Express, 2011 Chevrolet Express, 2012 Chevrolet Express, 2013 Chevrolet Express, 2014 Chevrolet Express, 2009 Gmc Savana, 2010 Gmc Savana, 2011 Gmc Savana, 2012 Gmc Savana, 2013 Gmc Savana, 2014 Gmc Savana.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 14V117000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.