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Our severity:HighNHTSA·15V465000·Announced 2015-07-24

GM Recalls 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala for Passenger Air Bag Defect

General Motors is recalling 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impalas with heated passenger seats because the air bag may fail to turn off for child seats.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product where the air bag may fail to suppress for child seats, increasing injury risk, but no specific injuries or fatalities are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

General Motors LLC is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured between April 15, 2013, and June 19, 2015. The recall affects vehicles equipped with front vented-heated passenger seats. The Automatic Occupant Sensing (AOS) system may fail to suppress the front passenger air bag if a child seat is installed in the front passenger seat. These vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

If the front passenger air bag deploys while a child seat is in the front passenger seat, it increases the risk of injury to the child. General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will correct the calibration-learning error by preconditioning the empty seat and resetting the ECU to a seat zero-value at no charge. The recall began on August 25, 2015.

Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. General Motors' number for this recall is 15400. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or visit www.safercar.gov.

The recalled product

Product
CHEVROLET IMPALA
Brand
CHEVROLET
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
Category
Vehicle — Air Bag
Hazard
Affected units
5,493

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (1)

  • IMPALA

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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