General Motors, LLC: Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module
General Motors, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on May 10, 2023 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 995,085. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia 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. GM began mailing final owner letters February 23, 2024 and will continue mailing through December 2025. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N232404980.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Buick Enclave | 179 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2017 Chevrolet Traverse | 361 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 2017 GMC Acadia | 707 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2016 Buick Enclave | 141 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 Chevrolet Traverse | 292 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 GMC Acadia | 236 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 Buick Enclave | 171 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2015 Chevrolet Traverse | 314 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 2015 GMC Acadia | 243 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 Buick Enclave | 292 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 2014 Chevrolet Traverse | 548 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2014 GMC Acadia | 463 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
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 23V334000.
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