2000 Chevrolet Silverado & 2000 Chevrolet Suburban + 4 more recall: airbag
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain pickup and utility trucks, some of these vehicles have an air bag sensing diagnostic module (SDM) which contains an anomaly that could result in the driver and passenger's air bag failing to deploy during certain frontal crashes.
💥 The risk
In a vehicle crash, front seat occupants may receive more severe injuries.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will recalibrate the SDM on the affected vehicles. Owner notification began august 28, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC at 1-800-462-8782.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V178000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 02029
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 525,254
- Component
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-1020
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 28, 2002
- Built
- Feb 1, 1999 – Feb 28, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also, customers CAN contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).