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.

Air Bags — Frontal
Air Bags — Frontal — Sensor/Control Module-Inactive |Seat Belts — Pretensioner

Date Announced

SEP 08, 2016

Vehicles Affected

3,640,162

Chevrolet Recall #

16007

NHTSA Campaign #

16V651000

Summary

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.

Actions

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.

Documents (19)

• Recall Acknowledgement
• Defect Notice 573 Report
• Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) - Date: September 8, 2016 Subject: 16007 - Safety Recall Frontal Airbag and Pretensioner Non Deploy
• Safety Bulletin - Reference Number: N162048170 Release Date: September 2016 Revision: 01
• Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) - Date: July 10, 2017 Subject: 16007 03 - Safety Recall Frontal Airbag and Pretensioner Non Deploy Revised Service Procedure and Warranty Information sections
• Safety Bulletin - Reference Number: N162048170 Release Date: July 2017 Revision: 03
• Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) - Date: October 3, 2016 Subject: 16007 02 - Safety Recall Frontal Airbag and Pretensioner Non Deploy Revised Service Procedure sections and Customer Letter Added
• Safety Bulletin - Reference Number: N162048170 Release Date: October 2016 Revision: 02
• ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
• Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) - Date: September 13, 2016 Subject: 16007 01 - Safety Recall Frontal Airbag and Pretensioner Non Deploy Revised Warranty and Service Procedure sections
• Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) - Date: September 8, 2016 Subject: Product Safety Recall 16007 and Involved Spark EV Models Spark EV Software Delayed
• Safety Bulletin - Reference Number: N162048170 Release Date: September 2016
• Recall Quarterly Report #5, 2017-4
• Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2017-1
• ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
• Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) - Date: July 14, 2017 Subject: Safety Recall Bulletin 16007-03 Frontal Air Bag and Pretensioner Non Deploy Additional Information Regarding Recent Bulletin Revisions
• Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2017-2
• Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2016-4
• Recall Quarterly Report #4, 2017-3