NHTSA recall 13V023000
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 | 13V023000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 12261 |
| Manufacturer | General Motors LLC |
| Reported | 2013-01-24 |
| Owners notified | 2013-02-13 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Units potentially affected | 4167 |
| Report | Quarterly report 9, for 2015 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2015-05-05 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 4167 |
| Reported remedied | 3602 (86%) |
| Reported unreachable | 25 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2012 Chevrolet Camaro, Cruze and Sonic, and model year 2012 Buick Verano vehicles. The driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals.
What can happen
If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, that air bag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel air bag coil, free of charge. The safety recall began on February 13, 2013. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300.
Notes
This is General Motors recall number 12261 and is an expansion of NHTSA recall 12V-522.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.
| 2012 BUICK VERANO | |
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| 2012 CHEVROLET CAMARO | |
| 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE | |
| 2012 CHEVROLET SONIC |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as RQ13002
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| RQ13002 | Recall query, opened 2013-05-31, closed 2014-07-09. Air Bag Non-deployment. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| PIE0877 | 2025-11-05. Service bulletin. This engineering informational bulletin provides process for a GM engineering study on curtain Takata Airbag Steering Wheel Modules and needs the used Takata airbags to be returned to GM. |
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| 120941002A | 2023-12-11. Service bulletin. Passenger Presence System (PPS) May Command Seat Belt Reminder Chime and Passenger Airbag Indicator On When Electronic Devices or Conductive Objects are Placed on Front Passenger Seat |
| 120941001A | 2023-12-11. Service bulletin. Information on Counterfeit Airbag Modules |
| 12261B | 2023-12-04. Service bulletin. Intermittent Airbag Warning Light Illuminated ? Replace Steering Wheel Airbag Coil |
| 12261A | 2023-12-04. Service bulletin. Intermittent Airbag Warning Light Illuminated ? Replace Steering Wheel Airbag Coil |
| 12261 | 2023-12-04. Service bulletin. Intermittent Airbag Warning Light Illuminated ? Replace Steering Wheel Airbag Coil |
| 120941002B | 2023-12-04. Service bulletin. Passenger Presence System (PPS) May Command Seat Belt Reminder Chime Passenger Airbag Indicator On When Electronic Devices or Conductive Objects are Placed on Front Passenger Seat |
| 120941002 | 2023-12-04. Service bulletin. Passenger Presence System (PPS) May Command Seat Belt Reminder Chime Passenger Airbag Indicator On When Electronic Devices or Conductive Objects are Placed on Front Passenger Seat |
| 120941001 | 2023-12-04. Service bulletin. Information on Counterfeit Airbag Modules |
| PIT5994 | 2023-04-17. Service bulletin. This Preliminary information communication provides information to the technician with diagnostic tips for diagnosing reduced or low engine power with no Driver Information Center messages, that may be caused by an inaccurate brake pedal position sensor. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.