CHEVROLET CAMARO 2012: AIR BAGS

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 13V023000

Make Model Year
CHEVROLET CAMARO 2012
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2013-02-13 2013-01-24 2013-01-25

Manufacturers Involved: General Motors, LLC

Manufacturer Campaign Number: 12261

Component: AIR BAGS

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 4167

Report Initiator: ODI ODI Report

Summary

General Motors LLC "GM" is recalling certain model year 2012 Chevrolet Camaro, Cruze and Sonic, and model year 2012 Buick Verano vehicles. The driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals.

Consequence

If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, that air bag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel air bag coil, free of charge. The safety recall began on February 13, 2013. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300.

Notes

This is General Motors recall number 12261 and is an expansion of NHTSA recall 12V-522.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.