Recall 13V023000

AIR BAGS

Report Date
20130124
Component
AIR BAGS
Affected Vehicles
4 models

Defect Description

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2012 Chevrolet Camaro, Cruze and Sonic, and model year 2012 Buick Verano vehicles. The driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals.

Safety Consequence

If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, that air bag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel air bag coil, free of charge. The safety recall began on February 13, 2013. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2012 BUICK VERANO
2012 CHEVROLET CAMARO
2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE
2012 CHEVROLET SONIC

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.