Chevrolet Recalls
General Motors is recalling 1,145 model year 2010-2011 Chevrolet Malibus.
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver front airbag, the airbag inflator may explode due to being overpressurized.
If the inflator explodes, sharp metal fragments may strike the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
GM has notified owners, and dealers will replace the front driver airbag module, free of charge.
Interim notices informing owners of the s...
General Motors is recalling 66 model year 2016-2018 Chevrolet Malibus.
During servicing, a Passenger Presence System (PPS) may have been installed that was not correctly calibrated to the vehicle's seat type.
As a result, the PPS may not properly identify an adult passenger from a child passenger in the front passenger seat, potentially causing the airbag to not deploy when it should, or to deploy when it shouldn't.
In the event of a crash, improper airbag deployment can i...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has intensified a investigation of 21 models of General Motors trucks and SUVS manufactured between 2006 and 2008 because of the possibility of an engine compartment fire.
More than 2,700,000 GM trucks and SUVs are the subject of the the investigation because of the possibility that a fire might erupt inside the engine compartment, even when the ignition is turned off.
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) at...
Federal safety regulators are stepping up an investigation of the vehicle speed control system in 2004 and 2005 Chevrolet Aveos.
The Office of Defect Investigations (ODI) which is part of the National Highway traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has upgraded its evaluation of complaints which began October 19, 2007 about stuck throttles in the Aveo because of ice formation within the engine air intact tract.
The change, according to ODI, follows a safety recall by Gener...
General Motors is recalling 489 model year 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1s.
Hard braking or acceleration may cause the sensing diagnostic module (SDM) to enter a fault state.
As a result, the SDM will not provide crash sensing or deploy the necessary air bags in the event of a crash.
If the air bags do not deploy as designed, the occupants have an increased risk of injury.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the SDM with updated software, free of charge.
The manuf...
General Motors is recalling 17,197 model year 2016-2017 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles.
A bracket used in the driver or front passenger seat-back recliner mechanism may have been incorrectly welded to the seat-back frame. As a result, in the event of a crash, the head-restraints may not function properly.
As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 202a, "Head Restraints."
The seat-backs for the front seats may break in a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the occupants.
What to do
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front passenger seats, replacing any with seat-back frames that are incorrectly welded, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule.
Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 17035.
General Motors is recalling 17,197 model year 2016-2017 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles.
A bracket used in the driver or front passenger seat-back recliner mechanism may have been incorrectly welded to the seat-back frame. As a result, in the event of a crash, the head-restraints may not function properly.
As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 202a, "Head Restraints."
The seat-backs for the front seats...
General Motors is recalling 55,068 model year 2016-2017 Chevrolet Sparks.
In the event of a crash, if a young child is seated improperly and not wearing a seat belt while in the front passenger seat, deployment of the front passenger airbag may injure the occupant's neck.
As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
The remedy for this recall is still under development. The ma...
General Motors is recalling 6,204 model year 2014-2016 Chevrolet SS vehicles.
Corrosion of the connector between the electric power steering module and the torque sensor connector may cause a loss of electric power steering assist.
A greater steering effort would be needed to control the vehicle if power steering is lost, increasing the risk of a crash.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the steering gear assembly, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. Th...
General Motors is recalling 111,966 model year 2016-2018 Chevrolet Cruze LS vehicles, equipped with a gasoline engine and a tire inflator kit instead of a spare tire.
The vehicles may leak gasoline following a rear-impact crash and a rollover.
A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will install a lock-ring on the fuel tank that will shield the fuel tank vapor pressure sensor from damage in a rear...
General Motors is recalling 71 model year 2018 Chevrolet Sonics.
A joint in the driver's seat-back frame may not be properly welded, reducing the strength of the seat-back frame.
The seat-back may fail in the event of a rear-impact crash, increasing the risk of injury.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seat-back, free of charge.
The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule.
Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222...