NHTSA Recall 21V054000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEFeb 5, 2021· General Motors, LLC

Summary

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS, GU, the MP, and VI or "Zone A." Additionally GM is recalling certain 2011-2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, Yukon XL and 2011-2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AZ, AR, DE, DC, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, and WV or "Zone B." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2010-2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL and 2010-2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.

Consequence

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 25, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed to 40 VIN owners on May 11, 2021. A second owner notification letter was mailed to all other owners on January 24, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328800.

Affected Vehicles

YearMakeModel
2010CadillacEscalade
2011CadillacEscalade
2012CadillacEscalade
2013CadillacEscalade
2014CadillacEscalade
2010CadillacEscalade Esv
2011CadillacEscalade Esv
2012CadillacEscalade Esv
2013CadillacEscalade Esv
2010CadillacEscalade Ext
2011CadillacEscalade Ext
2012CadillacEscalade Ext
2013CadillacEscalade Ext
2010ChevroletAvalanche
2011ChevroletAvalanche
2012ChevroletAvalanche
2013ChevroletAvalanche
2011ChevroletSILVERADO 1500
2012ChevroletSILVERADO 1500
2013ChevroletSILVERADO 1500
2011ChevroletSILVERADO 2500
2012ChevroletSILVERADO 2500
2013ChevroletSILVERADO 2500
2014ChevroletSILVERADO 2500
2011ChevroletSILVERADO 3500
2012ChevroletSILVERADO 3500
2013ChevroletSILVERADO 3500
2014ChevroletSILVERADO 3500
2010ChevroletTahoe
2011ChevroletTahoe
2012ChevroletTahoe
2013ChevroletTahoe
2014ChevroletTahoe
2011GMCSIERRA 1500
2012GMCSIERRA 1500
2013GMCSIERRA 1500
2011GMCSIERRA 2500
2012GMCSIERRA 2500
2013GMCSIERRA 2500
2014GMCSIERRA 2500
2011GMCSIERRA 3500
2012GMCSIERRA 3500
2013GMCSIERRA 3500
2014GMCSIERRA 3500
2010GMCYukon
2011GMCYukon
2012GMCYukon
2013GMCYukon
2014GMCYukon

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