NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Recall Query RQ13-002: Air Bag Non-deployment
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Recall Query RQ13-002 on May 31, 2013 and closed it on July 9, 2014. NHTSA's investigations file lists 4 models from 2 makes for it and links recalls 13V-023 and 14V-300 to it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- RQ13-002 (also written RQ13002)
- Investigation type
- Recall Query An investigation into whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or whether its remedy works, run much like a Preliminary Evaluation.
- Status
- Closed July 9, 2014
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- General Motors, LLC
- Components
- Air Bags; Air Bags — Frontal; Air Bags — Frontal — Driver Side — Inflator Module
- Recalls linked by NHTSA
- Vehicles and equipment
- 4 models from 2 makes, including the Buick Verano and Chevrolet Camaro
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Recall Query RQ13-002.
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General Motors (GM) has initiated a safety recall of 31,520 model year (MY) 2012 Buick Verano and Chevrolet Camaro, Cruze and Sonic vehicles to address a defect condition that could result in the primary or secondary stage air bag not deploying.
These vehicles are a small percentage of all MY 2012 vehicles and were built on several specific production dates broadly ranging from December 1, 2011 to August 2, 2012 (see NHTSA recall 14V-300 for more information).
Also, see attached additional report for more information.
This investigation was opened to evaluate the scope of two uninfluenced safety recalls (NHTSA recalls 12V-522 and 13V-023) of certain MY 2012 Verano, Camaro, Cruze and Sonic vehicles.
These recalls involved the same defect issue as the new recall mentioned above.
Accordingly, this investigation is closed based on the recall actions GM is undertaking.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Recall Query RQ13-002. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to that page's NHTSA investigations section.
Buick
Buick Verano
Chevrolet
All Chevrolet recallsWhat an NHTSA investigation is
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) looks into possible safety defects in vehicles and equipment, often after owner complaints. An investigation usually starts as a Preliminary Evaluation, or as a Recall Query when it concerns whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or fixes the problem, and ODI can upgrade it to a more detailed Engineering Analysis. A Defect Petition asks NHTSA to open an investigation, and Audit and Equipment Queries are administrative investigations into whether companies complied with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting, recall and certification rules.
An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.
To see whether a specific vehicle has an open recall, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Sources
NHTSA's investigation record for RQ13-002
Investigation details come from NHTSA's investigations file, which try.vin imports once a day. The investigation types are described from the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's May 2023 report on NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA's petition rules (49 CFR Parts 552 and 557) and NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation procedures. How try.vin reads NHTSA investigations.