Recall 21V054000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Report Date
20210205
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Affected Vehicles
66 models

Defect Description

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.

Safety 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

Year Make Model
2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE
2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV
2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT
2010 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE
2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500
2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500
2010 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE
2010 GMC SIERRA 1500
2010 GMC SIERRA 2500
2010 GMC SIERRA 3500
2010 GMC YUKON
2010 GMC YUKON XL
2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE
2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV
2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT
2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE
2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500
2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500
2011 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE
2011 GMC SIERRA 1500
2011 GMC SIERRA 2500
2011 GMC SIERRA 3500
2011 GMC YUKON
2011 GMC YUKON XL
2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE
2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV
2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT
2012 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE
2012 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
2012 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500
2012 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500
2012 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
2012 CHEVROLET TAHOE
2012 GMC SIERRA 1500
2012 GMC SIERRA 2500
2012 GMC SIERRA 3500
2012 GMC YUKON
2012 GMC YUKON XL
2013 CADILLAC ESCALADE
2013 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV
2013 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT
2013 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE
2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500
2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500
2013 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
2013 CHEVROLET TAHOE
2013 GMC SIERRA 1500
2013 GMC SIERRA 2500
2013 GMC SIERRA 3500
2013 GMC YUKON
2013 GMC YUKON XL
2014 CADILLAC ESCALADE
2014 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV
2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500
2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500
2014 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
2014 CHEVROLET TAHOE
2014 GMC SIERRA 2500
2014 GMC SIERRA 3500
2014 GMC YUKON
2014 GMC YUKON XL

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