NHTSA recall 21V782000
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 | 21V782000 |
| Manufacturer's number | N212349040 |
| Manufacturer | General Motors, LLC |
| Reported | 2021-10-07 |
| Owners notified | 2022-01-10 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| Units potentially affected | 555 |
| Part numbers | 23165546, 23165547, 23165548, 23165553, 23165554 |
| Report | Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-01-15 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 555 |
| Reported remedied | 395 (71%) |
| Reported unreachable | 3 |
| Reported removed | 34 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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 2008-2017 Buick Enclave and 2013-2017 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
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
Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 3, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 10, 2022. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212349040.
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.
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 EA16003
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.
| EA16003 | Engineering analysis, opened 2016-08-04. Air Bag Inflator Rupture. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. |
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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
| 12-09-41-002B | 2018-05-29. Service bulletin. The informational bulletin explains how items on the passenger seat may cause the PPS to chime or the passenger airbag light turns on if electronic devices or conductive objects are placed on the seat. |
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| SB-0000188163-5 | 2016-03-31. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| SB-0000187781-A | 2016-03-31. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| SB-0000190518-A | 2016-03-31. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| SB-15536 | 2015-11-25. Service bulletin. BUICK/GMC/SATURN/CHEVROLET: TSB CONTAINS AN OWNER'S NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. SOME VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING, ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT MOUNTED SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG (SIAB) WIRING HARNESS CONNECTORS, LOOSE OR CORRODED CRIMPS, THAT IS CAUSING RESISTANCE THAT CAN DISABLE FRONT CENTER AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS. MODEL 2008-13 ENCLAVE, OUTLOOK, TRAVERSE, ACADIA. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.