Chevrolet Impala (2014-2015): Air bags
Recall 15V465000 · Jul 24, 2015 · General Motors LLC
5,493
vehicles affected
5,493
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V465000
- Date
- Jul 24, 2015
- Maker
- General Motors LLC
- Units affected
- 5,493
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags
- Model years
- 2014-2015
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Injury
What is wrong
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."
What can happen
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.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 2 model years in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V465000?
1 model: Chevrolet Impala (2014-2015), about 5,493 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V465000?
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.
What can happen?
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.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.