OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 16V651000

NHTSA campaign 16V651000 covers 52 published year-and-model reports from 4 makes in this index and lists 3,640,162 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received September 8, 2016 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 16V651000 says

NHTSA campaign 16V651000 identifies AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS and states that A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

Defect summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

Consequence summary

A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 16V651000

For NHTSA campaign 16V651000, the filed corrective action says: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.

GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.

Owner notification: October 13, 2016
Filing manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Component groups: AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 16V651000

RecallRoad links 52 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 16V651000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.