# NHTSA recall 21V051000 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: 21V051000 - Manufacturer's number: N212328770 - Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC - Reported: 2021\-02\-05 - Owners notified: 2021\-05\-11 - Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE - Units potentially affected: 284645 - Part numbers: 22744311, 22744312, 22744313, 22744314, 22744316, 22744317, 22744318, 22744319, 22744320, 22762682 ## What is wrong General Motors, LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain 2012 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands \(Saipan\), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." These vehicles are equipped with non\-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase\-stabilized ammonium nitrate \(PSAN\) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long\-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling. ## What can happen An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death. ## The remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 22, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 11, 2021. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1\-800\-458\-8006; Chevrolet customer service at 1\-800\-222\-1020; and GMC customer service at 1\-800\-462\-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328770. ## 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. ## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported - Report: Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1 - Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-10 - Vehicles in the campaign: 284645 - Reported remedied: 141000 \(49%\) - Reported unreachable: 2732 - Reported removed: 25721 These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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. ## Vehicles this campaign lists - [2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE](/makes/cadillac/escalade/2012/recalls.md) - [2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV](/makes/cadillac/escalade/2012/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT](/makes/cadillac/escalade/2012/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2012 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE](/makes/chevrolet/avalanche/2012/recalls.md) - [2012 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500](/makes/chevrolet/silverado/2012/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2012 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500](/makes/chevrolet/silverado/2012/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2012 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500](/makes/chevrolet/silverado/2012/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2012 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN](/makes/chevrolet/suburban/2012/recalls.md) - [2012 CHEVROLET TAHOE](/makes/chevrolet/tahoe/2012/recalls.md) - [2012 GMC SIERRA 1500](/makes/gmc/sierra/2012/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2012 GMC SIERRA 2500](/makes/gmc/sierra/2012/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2012 GMC SIERRA 3500](/makes/gmc/sierra/2012/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2012 GMC YUKON](/makes/gmc/yukon/2012/recalls.md) - [2012 GMC YUKON XL](/makes/gmc/yukon/2012/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model. ## Investigated as EA15001 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. - EA15001: Engineering analysis, opened 2015\-02\-24. Air Bag Inflator Rupture. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS. From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. 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