NHTSA campaign 16V125000 · Manufacturer campaign 28030
Chevrolet and GMC Recall 16V-125: Improper Air Bag Inflation
NHTSA recall 16V125000 (Manufacturer campaign 28030) was reported by General Motors LLC on March 2, 2016, with 1,579 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Colorado, Chevrolet Malibu and GMC Canyon for the 2016 model year. Owners were notified on April 14, 2016, 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 16V125000 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
- 16V125000 (also written 16V-125 or 16V125)
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 28030
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,579 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 95.69% (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 16V125000. 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 Colorado
- 2016 · Vehicles built January 19, 2016 – February 2, 2016 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet Malibu
- 2016 · Vehicles built January 9, 2016 – January 26, 2016 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Canyon
- 2016 · Vehicles built January 21, 2016 – February 4, 2016 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V125000.
Defect description
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Colorado vehicles manufactured January 19, 2016, to February 2, 2016, Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured January 9, 2016, to January 26, 2016, and 2016 GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured January 21, 2016, to February 4, 2016. The driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash.
Safety consequence
An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on April 14, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 28030.
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 16V125000
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.