NHTSA campaign 16V651000 · Manufacturer campaign 16007
General Motors LLC Recall 16V-651: Frontal Air Bags May Not Deploy
NHTSA recall 16V651000 (Manufacturer campaign 16007) was reported by General Motors LLC on September 8, 2016, with 3,640,162 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Encore, Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit, Chevrolet Corvette and more for model years 2014–2017. Owners were notified on October 13, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V651000 (also written 16V-651 or 16V651)
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 16007
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,640,162 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 90.3% (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 16V651000. 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 Encore
Buick Lacrosse
Cadillac
Cadillac Escalade
Cadillac Escalade ESV
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit
Chevrolet Cheverolet SS
Chevrolet Corvette
Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Chevrolet Silverado 3500
Chevrolet Spark EV
Chevrolet Suburban
Chevrolet Tahoe
Chevrolet Trax
GMC
GMC Sierra 1500
GMC Sierra 2500
GMC Sierra 3500
GMC Yukon
GMC Yukon XL
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V651000.
Defect description
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Safety consequence
A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Manufacturer remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
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 16V651000
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.