NHTSA recall 14V259000

What's wrong: In the affected vehicles, the air bag module is secured to a chute adhered to the backside of the instrument panel with an insufficiently heated infrared weld. This may result in only a partial deployment of the front passenger air bag in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (fmvss) number 208, "occupant crash protection."

Why it matters: In the event of an accident, an air bag that only partially deploys increases the risk of occupant injury.

The fix: Gm sent the owners an interim notification letter on May 16, 2014 to advise owners of the recall, and will mail owners a second letter when remedy parts are available. When the parts are available, dealers will replace the instrument panel right side upper trim panel, free of charge. The recall…