NHTSA 18V360000Manufacturer no. 18195
Air Bags › Air Bag/Restraint Control Module
- Report received by NHTSA
- May 31, 2018
- Owner notification
- June 29, 2018
- Recall initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Units potentially affected
- 498 (whole campaign)
- Build dates listed for the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette
- December 8, 2017 – May 31, 2018
- Model names in the NHTSA record
- CORVETTE
Defect summary
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 vehicles. Hard braking or acceleration may cause the sensing diagnostic module (SDM) to enter a fault state. As a result, the SDM will not provide crash sensing or deploy the necessary air bags in the event of a crash.
Safety risk
In the event of a crash, if the air bags do not deploy as designed, the occupants have an increased risk of injury.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the SDM with updated software, free of charge. The recall began on June 29, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 18195.
Notes in the NHTSA record
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.safercar.gov.
Source: NHTSA recall 18V360000, filed by General Motors LLC. View the campaign on NHTSA.gov