NHTSA recall 21V495000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 21V495000 |
| Manufacturer's number | N212336560 |
| Manufacturer | General Motors, LLC |
| Reported | 2021-07-01 |
| Owners notified | 2021-07-29 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
| Units potentially affected | 12 |
| Part numbers | 84750513 |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-16 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 12 |
| Reported remedied | 10 (83%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vehicles. The front driver's side air bag module may be missing one or more metal tabs that secure the plastic air bag cover to the housing.
What can happen
The missing tabs may prevent the air bag from deploying properly, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the driver frontal air bag, and replace it if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 16, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212336560.
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.nhtsa.gov.
| 2021 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 25-NA-019 | 2025-02-11. Service bulletin. This bulletin advises the tech to check other areas that may need repair before replacing the wheel speed sensor. |
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| 21-NA-275 | 2024-12-19. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides repair information to correct customer concerns of Wheel Lock Up, ABS Event, Loud Bang and a Flashing “D” on Driver Information Center (DIC) when Lightly or Moderately Accelerating Forcing an 8-7 or 8-6 Downshift. |
| 21-NA-005 | 2023-07-14. Service bulletin. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the air bag and air bag harness to correct a condition of Airbag Malfunction Warning and Airbag Malfunction Indicator Illuminated with DTC B0001-1B due to corrosion. |
| PIP5925 | 2023-06-13. Service bulletin. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer technician that engineering is aware of a concern with the teen driver feature not operating. |
| PIT5509K | 2023-06-13. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to diagnose and repair vehicle that may have a "Check Trailer Wiring" or "Service Trailer Brake System? message on the Driver Information Center when a trailer is connected to the vehicle. Diagnostic Trouble Code C1114 set in the Chassis Control Module. Chassis Control Module has to determine the type of trailer brake system that is being used. The Chassis Control Module can be sensitive to a variety of trailer wiring issues. The technician will need to make a trailer tester using Electric Trailer Brake Magnets and 7-way trailer connector to determine if it is a vehicle or trailer issue. If the concern is not duplicated with the tester installed, the vehicle is operating correctly and the focus should be on the trailer wiring or 7 way connector. |
| PIT4322N | 2023-03-13. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unwanted Stability Activation and/or a Service Stability message on the Driver Information Center. Technician may find a Diagnostic Trouble Code C0710. Technician should inspect for vehicles modifications before any in-depth diagnostics are performed. |
| PIE0659A | 2022-06-13. Service bulletin. This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from technicians to perform the check list provided and contact the engineer listed in regards the Service 4WD message displayed on the driver information center (DIC). |
| 16NA361 | 2022-05-31. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides service /diagnostic information to aid with a Transmission Harsh 1-2 Shift Upon First Start Up/Shift of the Day Under Light Throttle. |
| 21NA005 | 2022-05-31. Service bulletin. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the air bag and air bag harness to correct a condition of Airbag Malfunction Warning and Airbag Malfunction Indicator Illuminated with DTC B0001-1B due to corrosion. |
| PIT5747B | 2022-03-14. Service bulletin. This Preliminary information communicates to dealership how to test properly trailer light option on the truck and also provide additional information on trailer issues. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.