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Chevrolet - General motors

Official notice

7 Nov 2025

Last checked

7 Nov 2025

Medium riskHealth Canada
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An official Health Canada notice concerns Chevrolet - General motors. Issue: On certain vehicles, the inflator for the side curtain airbag could rupture at the inflator weld joint and cause the side curtain airbag to inflate without a crash. Note: This is an expansion of Transport Canada recall nos. 2023-520 and 2023-693. Certain vehicles that were repaired under those recalls, also require this repair. Safety Risk: A side curtain airbag that inflates without a crash could create a risk of injury. Corrective Actions: General Motors will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to replace the left and/or right-side curtain airbag(s). Published 2025-11-07.

What to do now

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Recall number

78482

Official notice

2025-11-07

The hazard

Issue: On certain vehicles, the inflator for the side curtain airbag could rupture at the inflator weld joint and cause the side curtain airbag to inflate without a crash. Note: This is an expansion of Transport Canada recall nos. 2023-520 and 2023-693. Certain vehicles that were repaired under those recalls, also require this repair. Safety Risk: A side curtain airbag that inflates without a crash could create a risk of injury. Corrective Actions: General Motors will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to replace the left and/or right-side curtain airbag(s).

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Recall Numbers

78482

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2014, Make: CHEVROLET, Model: CRUZE

Product 2

Year: 2014, Make: BUICK, Model: VERANO

Risk / hazard

Issue: On certain vehicles, the inflator for the side curtain airbag could rupture at the inflator weld joint and cause the side curtain airbag to inflate without a crash. Note: This is an expansion of Transport Canada recall nos. 2023-520 and 2023-693. Certain vehicles that were repaired under those recalls, also require this repair. Safety Risk: A side curtain airbag that inflates without a crash could create a risk of injury. Corrective Actions: General Motors will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to replace the left and/or right-side curtain airbag(s).

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

Brand

Chevrolet, Buick, General Motors

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Chevrolet, Buick, General Motors.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

78482

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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