NHTSA Recall 15V465000 |
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Topics: Chevrolet Impala
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Report Receipt Date: July 24, 2015
NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V465000
Component(s): AIR BAGS
Potential Number of Units Affected: 5,493
All Products Associated with this Recall: 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala
Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
SUMMARY: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured April 15, 2013, to June 19, 2015, equipped with front vented-heated passenger seats. Accordingly, the Automatic Occupant Sensing (AOS) system may fail to suppress the front passenger air bag if a child seat is in the front passenger seat. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
CONSEQUENCE: If the front passenger air bag deploys with a child seat in the front passenger seat, it increases the risk of injury to the child.
REMEDY: GM will notify owners, and dealers will correct the calibration-learning error by preconditioning the empty seat, and also resetting the ECU to a seat zero-value, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15400.
NOTES: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| Date | Document Name & Details | Documents |
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| July 2015 | Recall Bulletin: Passenger Occupant Detection Sensing General Motors |  PDF - 36KB - 4 pages |
| 21 July 2015 | Part 573 Safety Recall Report 15V-465 General Motors LLC | PDF - 28KB - 3 pages |
| 21 July 2015 | 15400 – Noncompliance Recall – Stop Delivery Until Completion of Recall, Passenger Occupant Detection Sensing General Motors | PDF - 4KB - 1 page |
| 21 July 2015 | Part 573 Report: N150400 General Motors | Microsoft Word - 35KB - 1 page |
| August 2015 | Recall Bulletin: Passenger Occupant Detection Sensing General Motors | PDF - 185KB - 6 pages |
| 4 August 2015 | 15400A – Noncompliance Recall - Passenger Occupant Detection Sensing, Customer Letter Added General Motors | PDF - 67KB - 1 page |
| 20 August 2015 | Occupant Sensing System/FMVSS 208 To: Joy Hotchkiss, General Motors LLC From: Jennifer Timian, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 49KB - 2 pages |