Vehicle recall

Transport Canada Recall - 2016439 - GENERAL MOTORS

Brand(s)
BUICK
CHEVROLET
GMC
CADILLAC
Last updated

Summary

Product
Car recalled by GENERAL MOTORS
Issue
Vehicle - Airbag
What to do
Please see corrective actions section below

Affected products

2014 | BUICK | ENCORE, 2014 | BUICK | LACROSSE, 2014 | CHEVROLET | CORVETTE, 2014 | CHEVROLET | SILVERADO, 2014 | CHEVROLET | SPARK EV, 2014 | CHEVROLET | TRAX, 2014 | GMC | SIERRA, 2015 | BUICK | ENCORE, 2015 | BUICK | LACROSSE, 2015 | CADILLAC | ESCALADE, 2015 | CADILLAC | ESCALADE ESV, 2015 | CHEVROLET | CORVETTE, 2015 | CHEVROLET | SILVERADO, 2015 | CHEVROLET | SPARK EV, 2015 | CHEVROLET | SUBURBAN, 2015 | CHEVROLET | TAHOE, 2015 | CHEVROLET | TRAX, 2015 | GMC | SIERRA, 2015 | GMC | YUKON, 2015 | GMC | YUKON XL, 2016 | BUICK | ENCORE, 2016 | BUICK | LACROSSE, 2016 | CADILLAC | ESCALADE, 2016 | CADILLAC | ESCALADE ESV, 2016 | CHEVROLET | CORVETTE, 2016 | CHEVROLET | SILVERADO, 2016 | CHEVROLET | SPARK EV, 2016 | CHEVROLET | SUBURBAN, 2016 | CHEVROLET | TAHOE, 2016 | CHEVROLET | TRAX, 2016 | GMC | SIERRA, 2016 | GMC | YUKON, 2016 | GMC | YUKON XL, 2017 | BUICK | ENCORE, 2017 | CHEVROLET | CORVETTE, 2017 | CHEVROLET | SILVERADO, 2017 | CHEVROLET | SUBURBAN, 2017 | CHEVROLET | TRAX, 2017 | GMC | SIERRA, 2017 | GMC | YUKON XL

Issue

On certain vehicles, the sensing and diagnostic module (SDM), which controls airbag and pretensioner deployment, contains a software defect which may prevent the deployment of frontal airbags and pretensioners in certain circumstances. Failure of frontal airbags and seatbelt pretensioners to deploy in a crash (when warranted) could increase the risk of injury. Correction: Dealers will reflash the SDM with new software. In vehicles with any previous deployment events recorded in the SDM, the dealers will replace the existing SDM with a new SDM containing the latest software. Note: This recall affects 2014-2017 model year Sierra LD/Silverado LD models and 2015-2016 model year Sierra HD/Silverado HD model vehicles.

Additional information

Background
Visit Transport Canada’s Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database for the original recall.
Details
Original published date:
Alert / recall type
Vehicle recall
Category
Vehicles - Car
Vehicles - Light Truck & Van
Companies
Published by
Transport Canada
Audience
General public
Identification number
RA-68670
Transport Canada ID
2016439

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