# 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 \(United States\)
- 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2008 BUICK ENCLAVE](/makes/buick/enclave/2008/recalls.md)
- [2009 BUICK ENCLAVE](/makes/buick/enclave/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 BUICK ENCLAVE](/makes/buick/enclave/2010/recalls.md)
- [2011 BUICK ENCLAVE](/makes/buick/enclave/2011/recalls.md)
- [2012 BUICK ENCLAVE](/makes/buick/enclave/2012/recalls.md)
- [2013 BUICK ENCLAVE](/makes/buick/enclave/2013/recalls.md)
- [2014 BUICK ENCLAVE](/makes/buick/enclave/2014/recalls.md)
- [2015 BUICK ENCLAVE](/makes/buick/enclave/2015/recalls.md)
- [2016 BUICK ENCLAVE](/makes/buick/enclave/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 BUICK ENCLAVE](/makes/buick/enclave/2017/recalls.md)
- [2013 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE](/makes/chevrolet/traverse/2013/recalls.md)
- [2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE](/makes/chevrolet/traverse/2014/recalls.md)
- [2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE](/makes/chevrolet/traverse/2015/recalls.md)
- [2016 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE](/makes/chevrolet/traverse/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE](/makes/chevrolet/traverse/2017/recalls.md)

## 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.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/21V782000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/21V782000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [12\-09\-41\-002B](/bulletins/10138590.md), 2018-05-29, Service bulletin
- [SB\-0000188163\-5](/bulletins/10061143.md), 2016-03-31, Service bulletin
- [SB\-0000187781\-A](/bulletins/10061136.md), 2016-03-31, Service bulletin
- [SB\-0000190518\-A](/bulletins/10061123.md), 2016-03-31, Service bulletin
- [SB\-15536](/bulletins/10058794.md), 2015-11-25, 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/21V782000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/21V782000)

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