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What this official recall record says
NHTSA campaign 16V651000 was received on 2016-09-08 and is associated with 84 source rows covering 28 listed vehicle applications. The manufacturer shown in the record is General Motors LLC.
- applications
- 28
- campaign number
- 16V651000
- potential units
- 3,640,162
- manufacturer campaign number
- 16007
SOURCES
- NHTSA recall 16V651000National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · primary source
safety
What the owner should do next
Check the VIN in the official recall lookup. If the campaign applies, contact an authorized dealer about the remedy; recall remedies are normally handled through the manufacturer program. If warning signs or unsafe operation are present, stop driving and arrange safe transport.
- do not drive
- No
- park outside
- No
- vin check required
- Yes
- recommended channel
- dealer
SOURCES
- NHTSA VIN recall lookupNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · primary source
causes
Defect described in the recall record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
- campaign number
- 16V651000
- official record
- NHTSA recall
safety
Safety consequence in the official record
A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
- do not drive
- No
- park outside
- No
repair options
Official remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
- vin applicability required
- Yes
- dealer confirmation required
- Yes
applicability
Vehicle applications listed for this campaign
The normalized NHTSA rows contain 28 applications across 2 makes and 8 model labels. This list describes campaign records, not confirmation that an individual VIN is open or unrepaired.
- listed application count
- 28
components
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
- SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
applications
- BUICK
- BUICK
- CHEVROLET
- CHEVROLET
- CHEVROLET
- CHEVROLET
- BUICK
- BUICK
- CHEVROLET
- CHEVROLET
SOURCES
- NHTSA recall datasets and APIsNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · primary source
methodology
Limits of this database record
Campaign applicability and remedy completion are VIN-specific and can change. This page summarizes the official campaign record; it does not inspect the vehicle, determine whether a symptom is caused by the recalled defect, or replace current instructions from NHTSA or the manufacturer.
- source rows
- 84
- vin check required
- Yes
- individual vehicle verified
- No