Chevrolet · United States · High
Chevrolet Suburban, Cheverolet SS +8 more: Seat belts — pretensioner
Affects Chevrolet Suburban, Cheverolet SS, Spark EV, Caprice Police Pursuit, Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Trax, Corvette, Silverado 1500, Tahoe · 2014–2017 — about 3.6M vehicles.
The hazard
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.
What to do
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 October 13, 2016. 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 16007.