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Chevrolet - General motors

Official notice

17 Nov 2011

Last checked

17 Nov 2011

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Chevrolet - General motors. On certain vehicles, the second stage of the front passenger dual-stage airbag may not deploy as commanded during a severe frontal impact. Failure of the airbag to fully deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of personal injury to the seat occupant. Correction: Dealers will replace the front passenger airbag. Published 2011-11-17.

What to do now

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Recall number

71136

Official notice

2011-11-17

The hazard

On certain vehicles, the second stage of the front passenger dual-stage airbag may not deploy as commanded during a severe frontal impact. Failure of the airbag to fully deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of personal injury to the seat occupant. Correction: Dealers will replace the front passenger airbag.

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Recall Numbers

71136

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2012, Make: CHEVROLET, Model: EXPRESS

Product 2

Year: 2012, Make: GMC, Model: SAVANA

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles, the second stage of the front passenger dual-stage airbag may not deploy as commanded during a severe frontal impact. Failure of the airbag to fully deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of personal injury to the seat occupant. Correction: Dealers will replace the front passenger airbag.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Chevrolet, GMC, General Motors.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

71136

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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