General Motors LLC: Air Bags › Air Bag/Restraint Control Module
General Motors LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 1, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 12. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019 Buick Encore, Chevrolet Spark, Traverse, and Trax vehicles. The Sensing Diagnostic Module (SDM) on these vehicle may not have been turned off of "manufacturing mode," preventing the air bags from deploying in the event of a crash.
The risk
If the air bags do not deploy in the event of a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the SDM module to the correct mode, free of charge. The recall began November 6, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 and Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 18365.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Buick Encore | 88 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 Chevrolet Spark | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 Chevrolet Traverse | 412 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 2019 Chevrolet Trax | 136 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
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 18V774000.
Full record for the 2019 Buick Encore → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →