OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 17V437000

NHTSA campaign 17V437000 covers 46 published year-and-model reports from 4 makes in this index and lists 40,683 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received July 10, 2017 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 17V437000 says

NHTSA campaign 17V437000 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 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles, and 2015-2017 GMC Sierra HD 2500 and 3500 vehicles. While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. Without the update, 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 17V437000

For NHTSA campaign 17V437000, 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 August 4, 2017. 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 17287.

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 August 4, 2017. 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 17287.

Owner notification: August 4, 2017
Filing manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Component groups: AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 17V437000

RecallRoad links 46 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 17V437000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.