NHTSA campaign 20V736000 · Manufacturer campaign N202309680
Chevrolet and GMC Recall 20V-736: Roof Rail Air Bag Inflator Endcap may Detach
NHTSA recall 20V736000 (Manufacturer campaign N202309680) was reported by General Motors LLC on November 25, 2020, with 9,279 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500, Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and more for model years 2015–2016.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 20V736000 (also written 20V-736 or 20V736)
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- N202309680
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 9,279 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Side/Window — Curtain — Inflator
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 20V736000. 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.
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 20V736000.
Defect description
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2016 GMC Sierra 1500 and Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and 2015 GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500, and Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and 3500 trucks. The roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflator end cap may detach from the inflator.
Safety consequence
If the end cap separates from the inflator, the compressed gas will escape and the end cap can be propelled into the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the RRAB modules on the left and/or right side, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on December 22, 2020. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. Note: GM filed a new recall, number 21V-504 that supersedes this recall. All vehicles previously recalled under 20V-736 will now be repaired under the new recall number 21V-504. GM's numbers for this recall are N202309680, N202309681, and N202309682.
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 20V736000
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.