CHEVROLET IMPALA 2015: AIR BAGS

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 15V465000

Production Dates: 2014-06-01 - 2015-06-19

Manufacturers Involved: General Motors, LLC

Manufacturer Campaign Number: 15400

Component: AIR BAGS

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 5493

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: 208

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

If the front passenger air bag deploys with a child seat in the front passenger seat, it increases the risk of injury to the child.

GM will notify owners, and dealers will correct the calibration-learning error by preconditioning the empty seat, and also resetting the ECU to a seat zero-value, free of charge. The recall began on August 25, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's 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 go to www.safercar.gov.