NHTSA campaign 14V451000 · Manufacturer campaign 14359
Chevrolet and GMC Recall 14V-451: Roof Rail Air Bag may Puncture During Deployment
NHTSA recall 14V451000 (Manufacturer campaign 14359) was reported by General Motors LLC on July 23, 2014, with 22 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Suburban, Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon for the 2015 model year. Owners were notified on September 15, 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 14V451000 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
- 14V451000 (also written 14V-451 or 14V451)
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 14359
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 22 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Side/Window
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 77.27% (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 14V451000. 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 Suburban
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 13, 2014 – May 13, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 13, 2014 – May 13, 2014 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Yukon
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 13, 2014 – May 13, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V451000.
Defect description
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Suburban, Suburban LTZ, Tahoe, Tahoe LTZ, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL Denali vehicles manufactured on May 13, 2014. The affected vehicles were assembled with a roof rail air bags (RRAB) that were not reinforced at the points were the bags contact the hardware used to attach the roof carrier.
Safety consequence
During deployment, the RRAB may be punctured or torn by the roof carrier hardware, reducing its performance and increasing the risk of occupant injury in the event of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the roof carrier attaching hardware, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in early September 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet) or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14359.
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 14V451000
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.