# NHTSA recall 08V517000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 08V517000
- Manufacturer's number: 08342
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Reported: 2008\-10\-06
- Owners notified: 2008\-10\-10
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Units potentially affected: 79

## What is wrong

GM IS RECALLING 79 MY 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA VEHICLES.  SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A PASSENGER\-SIDE FRONT AIR BAG INFLATOR THAT COULD FRACTURE AT AN INFLATOR TUBE DURING A DEPLOYMENT.


## What can happen

DURING A PASSENGER\-SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, PIECES OF THE INFLATOR TUBE COULD STRIKE AND INJURE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND THE AIR BAG CUSHION WOULD NOT INFLATE FULLY, REDUCING THE CAPABILITY OF THE BAG TO PROTECT THE PASSENGER.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW PASSENGER\-SIDE FRONT AIR BAG.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 10, 2008.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1\-800\-630\-2438 OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM\>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM\</A\> .


## Notes

GM RECALL NO. 08342.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA](/makes/chevrolet/impala/2009/recalls.md). Built 2008\-07\-01 to 2008\-09\-30.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [15NA074](/bulletins/10250045.md), 2024-02-12, Service bulletin
- [15NA074](/bulletins/10246532.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [PIC5650J](/bulletins/10201252.md), 2021-09-13, Service bulletin
- [15\-NA\-074](/bulletins/10201111.md), 2021-09-07, Service bulletin
- [08\-09\-41\-002H](/bulletins/10137623.md), 2018-05-21, Service bulletin
- [06\-08\-50\-009I](/bulletins/10112302.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin
- [SB\-08\-09\-41\-007I](/bulletins/10062511.md), 2016-04-26, Service bulletin
- [08\-09\-41\-007G](/bulletins/10043830.md), 2012-04-28, Service bulletin
- [08\-09\-41\-007D](/bulletins/10038262.md), 2011-06-14, Service bulletin
- [SB\-07\-09\-41\-010A](/bulletins/10034404.md), 2010-11-10, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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