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SevereNHTSA·25V856000·Announced 2025-11-12

2024-2026 GMC Canyon Passenger Air Bag Deployment Software Defect

General Motors is recalling 2024-2026 GMC Canyon AT4X AEV vehicles due to faulty air bag software that may cause incorrect second-stage deployment. This defect violates occupant safety standards and increases the risk of injury in a crash.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: This is a structural vehicle defect involving a critical occupant safety system. The defective air bag software violates FMVSS 208 and may cause improper deployment, increasing the risk of occupant injury in a crash.

Plain-English summary

General Motors, LLC is recalling certain 2024-2026 GMC Canyon AT4X AEV vehicles due to a critical safety defect. The issue involves incorrect software in the sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) that controls the frontal passenger side air bag system.

The defective software may cause a second stage passenger air bag to deploy when only a first stage deployment is intended. This defect violates Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208 on occupant crash protection and increases the risk of occupant injury during a crash.

Approximately 1,120 vehicles are affected. Owner notification letters were mailed January 30, 2026. Owners should contact GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782 to schedule a free software update. Dealers will reprogram the SDM at no charge.

The recalled product

Product
2025 GMC CANYON
Brand
GMC
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Category
Vehicle — Safety System Defect
Hazard
  • improper-airbag-deployment
  • occupant-injury-risk
Affected units
1,120

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)

  • CANYON

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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