2009 Chevrolet Impala recall: airbag
⚠️ What's wrong
GM is recalling 79 my 2009 chevrolet Impala vehicles. Some of these vehicles have a passenger-side front air bag inflator that could fracture at an inflator tube during a deployment.
💥 The risk
During a passenger-side air bag deployment, pieces of the inflator tube could strike and injure vehicle occupants and the air bag cushion would not inflate fully, reducing the capability of the bag to protect the passenger.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install a new passenger-side front air bag. The recall began on october 10, 2008. Owners may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 or through their website at http://www.gmownercenter.com .
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
- 08V517000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 08342
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 79
- Component
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Owner phone
- 1-800-630-2438
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 10, 2008
- Built
- Jul 1, 2008 – Sep 30, 2008
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- GM recall no. 08342.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .