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GM air bag recall overview:
- Who: GM has recalled more than 990,000 vehicles.
- Why: The automaker says the vehicles’ air bags have the potential to rupture.
- Where: The GM air bag recall is active in the United States.
- What are my options: Thrifty offers car rental services while your vehicle is being fixed.
General Motors (GM) has initiated the recall of almost 1 million vehicles over concerns the vehicles’ air bags may rupture.
The recall was published on the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website May 10. The recall applies to 994,763 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia vehicles from model years 2014 to 2017.
According to the recall, the driver’s air bag inflator may explode during deployment, which could send sharp metal fragments into the cabin of the vehicle, potentially causing serious injury or death.
GM said in NHTSA filings that it had received a report that a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse was involved in a crash in March. It said the front-driver air bag inflator ruptured during deployment.
GM dealers were set to be notified on May 10, 2023, with owner notification estimated to begin in later June. Under the recall, dealers will replace the driver’s air bag unit for free.
The company is not facing legal action over the recall, but Top Class Actions follows recalls closely as they sometimes lead to class action lawsuits.
Recall part of larger request
The recall comes as part of a larger request from NHTSA that ARC Automotive Inc. recall 67 million air bag inflators because of the risk that they may explode, Car and Driver reports.
Meanwhile, General Motors has also recalled more than 480,000 vehicles with third-row seats as the seat belts may be faulty.
On Aug. 11, GM announced it recalled 484,155 of its 2021 and 2022 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, and Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles equipped with third-row seats.
That recall is due to improper rivet on the seat belt buckle assembly, the company says.
Are you affected by this GM recall? Let us know in the comments.
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48 thoughts onGM announces recall for 1M vehicles as part of air bag recall
Add us to the recall for the GMC Acadia
Im so sick of buying vehicle after vehicle from our local dearship its like from a 2020 Ford Explore for over $40,000then started having recalls on the back up camera then take it to the dealership to ask about the recall & no fix for it as of today still get notices but yet we sold it back to them for a 2017 Chevy Traverse & the $7000 cash then more recalls in less than 2 wks as if they already knew it air bag on drivers side now here is another big kick in our behinds so go to sell it back to them after we paid over $20 000 for it with a rebuilt title mind you they give us &9000 for it in a trade for 2019 Dodge Journey Gt for $20,000+ the good news is no rebuilt title no recalls as for now bad news another car payment, if anyone knows any good attorneys that can help us with this please let me know we have losses of over $100 000 since Sept 2022 to the present of June 2023
Thank you
Deborah Jones
Yes, they say a recall for the airbag but they don’t know the parts will be available to get fixed. It’s already been months of waiting for them to start, but here we are. Why make a recall if you can’t fix it right away??
Does the 2013 GMC Terrain qualify to be part of the airbag recall? The dummy light for the airbag has been lite up since I purchased the vehicle.
Add me. Owned a 2014 Acadia & a 2017 Acadia
Please add me
What about Hummer H3?
We just found about yesterday about the recall at the dealership just after 28 days of trading in our 2020 Ford Explorer & $7000 I am going to sell it hopefully unless this is fixed very dangerous for we will drive my husbands truck
Same problem with Chevrolet, no parts available till the end of time, but don’t drive the vehicle, dangerous.
Agreed. I keep getting notifications about them not having the parts to be fixed. So what was the point in them even recalling lol heck we may be lucky to have it fixed next year
Add me on GMC airbag recall I have a 2010 Chevy Impala