NHTSA campaign 14V543000 · Manufacturer campaign 14537
Chevrolet Recall 14V-543: Driver's Frontal Air Bag may not Deploy Properly
NHTSA recall 14V543000 (Manufacturer campaign 14537) was reported by General Motors LLC on September 9, 2014, with 304 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Sonic for the 2014 model year. Owners were notified on October 21, 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 14V543000 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
- 14V543000 (also written 14V-543 or 14V543)
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 14537
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 304 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 96.05% (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 14V543000. 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 Sonic
- 2014 · Vehicles built July 28, 2014 – August 1, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V543000.
Defect description
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles manufactured July 28, 2014, to August 1, 2014. Due to a loss of electrical connection in the steering column, in the event of a severe crash, the driver's frontal air bag deployment may be limited to the first-stage deployment only instead of the intended first-stage and second-stage deployments.
Safety consequence
If only the first-stage of the driver's frontal air bag deploys without the additional second-stage, the driver has an increased risk of injury during a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will test the terminals in the IP harness clock spring coil connector and replace any loose terminals, free of charge. The recall began in October 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14537.
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 14V543000
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.