General Motors, LLC: Air Bags › Frontal
General Motors, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 7, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 555. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2008-2017 Buick Enclave and 2013-2017 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
The risk
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 3, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 10, 2022. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212349040.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Buick Enclave | 179 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2017 Chevrolet Traverse | 361 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 2016 Buick Enclave | 141 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 Chevrolet Traverse | 292 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 2015 Buick Enclave | 171 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2015 Chevrolet Traverse | 314 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 2014 Buick Enclave | 292 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 2014 Chevrolet Traverse | 548 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2013 Buick Enclave | 70 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 Chevrolet Traverse | 162 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012 Buick Enclave | 132 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 2011 Buick Enclave | 213 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 2010 Buick Enclave | 275 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 Buick Enclave | 220 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 2008 Buick Enclave | 536 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
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 21V782000.
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