NHTSA campaign 12V224000 · Manufacturer campaign 12102
Chevrolet Recall 12V-224: SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE
NHTSA recall 12V224000 (Manufacturer campaign 12102) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS LLC on May 18, 2012, with 4,304 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Malibu for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on June 13, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V224000 (also written 12V-224 or 12V224)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 12102
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4,304 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Software
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V224000. 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 Malibu
- 2013 · Vehicles built October 24, 2011 – March 31, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V224000.
Defect description
GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 24, 2011, THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012. AFTER AN EVENT OF HARD BRAKING, THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE (SDM) MAY RESET ITSELF.
Safety consequence
IF THIS OCCURS DURING AN AGGRESSIVE TURNING MANEUVER, AND THEN AFTERWARDS A POTENTIAL VEHICLE ROLLOVER EVENT IS SENSED, THE ROOF RAIL AIRBAG MAY UNINTENTIONALLY DEPLOY. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIR BAGS AND/OR SEATBELT PRETENSIONERS MAY NOT DEPLOY DURING A SEVERE CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE SDM. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 13, 2012.
Notes
GMS SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12102. CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V224000
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.