NHSTA Investigating Certain GM Vehicle's for Airbag Problem
NHTSA, the administrative body of the federal government, has opened an airbag investigation into certain General Motors vehicles after claims of injuries caused when the airbags failed to deploy in crashes.
NHTSA has received approximately 15 complaints where six severe crashes where the airbags failed to deploy.
Included in the GM airbag investigation are nearly 750,000 of these vehicles:
2020-2021 Chevrolet Silverado
2020-2021 Chevrolet Tahoe
2020-2021 Chevrolet Suburban
2020-2021 GMC Sierra
2020-2021 GMC Yukon
2020-2021 GMC Yukon XL
2020-2021 Cadillac Escalade
2020-2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV
2020-2021 Cadillac CT4
2020-2021 Cadillac CT5
2020-2021 Cadillac XT4
GM issued technical service bulletin (TSB) 21-NA-005 in March regarding illuminated airbag warning lights associated with diagnostic trouble codes B0001-1B or B0012-0D.
According to the TSB, GM informed dealers that rust particles in the connection terminal interface of the airbag inflator is what causes illuminated airbag warning light. It's when the airbag warning light activates the airbag deactivates and won't deploy in a crash.
The documents from NHTSA can be accessed here.
See also General Motors lemon law.
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