NHTSA campaign 12V522000 · Manufacturer campaign 12261
Buick and Chevrolet Recall 12V-522: Driver Side Frontal Airbag may not Deploy
NHTSA recall 12V522000 (Manufacturer campaign 12261) was reported by General Motors LLC on October 31, 2012, with 2,949 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Verano, Chevrolet Cruze and Chevrolet Sonic for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on January 11, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V522000 (also written 12V-522 or 12V522)
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 12261
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,949 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V522000. 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.
Buick
Buick Verano
Chevrolet
All Chevrolet recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V522000.
Defect description
General Motors is recalling certain model year 2012 Buick Verano, Chevrolet Cruze, and Chevrolet Sonic vehicles. The driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals.
Safety consequence
If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal airbag, that airbag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel airbag coil, free of charge. The safety recall began on January 11, 2013. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300.
Notes
This is General Motors recall number 12261.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V522000
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.