General Motors LLC: Air Bags › Side/Window
General Motors LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 17, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,176,407. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia and 2009-2013 Chevrolet Traverse and 2008-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the driver and passenger seat mounted side impact air bag (SIAB) wiring harnesses may result in the SIAB and seat belt pretensioners not deploying in the event of a crash.
The risk
Failure of the side impact air bags and seat belt pretensioners to deploy in a crash increase the risk of injury to the driver and front seat occupant.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected harness connections with soldered connections, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2014. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, Saturn at 1-800-553-6000, and GMC owners at 1-866-996-9463. GM's number for this recall is 14030. Note: Vehicles repaired as part of Customer Satisfaction Campaign 10085 and special coverage 10335 have already had the subject condition repaired and therefore are not included in the safety recall.
20 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Buick Enclave | 70 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 Chevrolet Traverse | 162 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 2013 GMC Acadia | 135 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| 2012 Buick Enclave | 132 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 2012 Chevrolet Traverse | 354 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 2012 GMC Acadia | 296 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011 Buick Enclave | 213 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 2011 Chevrolet Traverse | 608 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 2011 GMC Acadia | 269 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| 2010 Buick Enclave | 275 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 Chevrolet Traverse | 669 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 2010 GMC Acadia | 343 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| 2010 Saturn Outlook | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Buick Enclave | 220 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 2009 Chevrolet Traverse | 448 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| 2009 GMC Acadia | 331 | 7 | 14 | 8 |
| 2009 Saturn Outlook | 192 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 Buick Enclave | 536 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| 2008 GMC Acadia | 854 | 5 | 13 | 22 |
| 2008 Saturn Outlook | 633 | 5 | 19 | 6 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 14V118000.
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