NHTSA campaign 14V117000 · Manufacturer campaign 14082
Chevrolet and GMC Recall 14V-117: Head Impact/FMVSS 201
NHTSA recall 14V117000 (Manufacturer campaign 14082) was reported by General Motors LLC on March 17, 2014, with 303,013 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana for model years 2009–2014. Owners were notified on May 19, 2014, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 14V117000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V117000 (also written 14V-117 or 14V117)
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 14082
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 303,013 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 201
Repair completion: 87.84% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V117000. 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
- 2009 · Vehicles built January 27, 2009 – June 10, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2010 · Vehicles built May 5, 2009 – September 1, 2010 (per NHTSA)
- 2011 · Vehicles built June 15, 2010 – August 17, 2011 (per NHTSA)
- 2012 · Vehicles built May 31, 2011 – July 13, 2012 (per NHTSA)
- 2013 · Vehicles built May 14, 2012 – June 18, 2013 (per NHTSA)
- 2014 · Vehicles built April 18, 2013 – March 7, 2014 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Savana
- 2009 · Vehicles built January 27, 2009 – June 10, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2010 · Vehicles built May 5, 2009 – September 1, 2010 (per NHTSA)
- 2011 · Vehicles built June 15, 2010 – August 17, 2011 (per NHTSA)
- 2012 · Vehicles built June 28, 2011 – July 13, 2012 (per NHTSA)
- 2013 · Vehicles built June 6, 2012 – June 18, 2013 (per NHTSA)
- 2014 · Vehicles built April 15, 2013 – March 6, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V117000.
Defect description
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans manufactured January 27, 2009, through March 7, 2014 with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds and less and equipped with front passenger air bags. In the affected vehicles, during a frontal impact below the air bag deployment threshold, if an unbelted front passenger's head hits the instrument panel above where the passenger air bag is located, the panel may not sufficiently absorb the impact. As such, these vehicles fail to meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 201, "Occupant Protection in Interior Impact."
Safety consequence
In the event of a crash below the air bag deployment threshold, an unbelted front passenger seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will modify the passenger instrument panel free of charge. Notices to the owners of the heavy duty vans were mailed on April 28, 2014. The recall began on May 19, 2014. Chevrolet owners may call 1-800-630-2438. GMC owners may call 1-866-996-9463. GM's number for this recall is 14082.
Notes
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 14V117000
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.