NHTSA campaign 11V543000 · Manufacturer campaign 11302

Chevrolet and GMC Recall 11V-543: MALFUNCTIONING OF THE DUAL-STAGE AIR BAG

NHTSA recall 11V543000 (Manufacturer campaign 11302) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS LLC on November 8, 2011, with 1,798 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on November 29, 2011, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 11V543000 (also written 11V-543 or 11V543)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer campaign number: 11302
Report received: November 8, 2011
Potentially affected: 1,798 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Air Bags
Owners notified: November 29, 2011
Safety standard: FMVSS 208

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V543000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Chevrolet

Chevrolet Express
- 2012 · Vehicles built June 2, 2011 – October 17, 2011 (per NHTSA)

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GMC

GMC Savana
- 2012 · Vehicles built June 29, 2011 – October 5, 2011 (per NHTSA)

All GMC recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V543000.

Defect description

GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND GMC SAVANA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 2, 2011, THROUGH OCTOBER 17, 2011. THE SECOND STAGE OF THE DUAL-STAGE AIR BAG WILL NOT INFLATE IN A SEVERE FRONTAL IMPACT. ACCORDINGLY, THE AIR BAGS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."

Safety consequence

AN IMPROPERLY DEPLOYED AIR BAG WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT.

Manufacturer remedy

GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 29, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GMC AT 1-800-462-8782 OR CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020.

Notes

GM'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 11302.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 11V543000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.