The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia and 2009-2013 Chevrolet Traverse and 2008-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the driver and passenger seat mounted side impact air bag (SIAB) wiring harnesses may result in the SIAB and seat belt pretensioners not deploying in the event of a crash.
The risk
Failure of the side impact air bags and seat belt pretensioners to deploy in a crash increase the risk of injury to the driver and front seat occupant.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected harness connections with soldered connections, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2014. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, Saturn at 1-800-553-6000, and GMC owners at 1-866-996-9463. GM's number for this recall is 14030. Note: Vehicles repaired as part of Customer Satisfaction Campaign 10085 and special coverage 10335 have already had the subject condition repaired and therefore are not included in the safety recall.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Enclave | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Chevrolet Traverse | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| GMC Acadia | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Saturn Outlook | 2008, 2009, 2010 |
Components: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Enclave | 2008 | 536 | 6 |
| Buick Enclave | 2009 | 220 | 8 |
| Buick Enclave | 2010 | 275 | 6 |
| Buick Enclave | 2011 | 213 | 6 |
| Buick Enclave | 2012 | 132 | 6 |
| Buick Enclave | 2013 | 70 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Traverse | 2009 | 448 | 8 |
| Chevrolet Traverse | 2010 | 669 | 5 |
| Chevrolet Traverse | 2011 | 608 | 5 |
| Chevrolet Traverse | 2012 | 354 | 5 |
| Chevrolet Traverse | 2013 | 162 | 4 |
| GMC Acadia | 2008 | 854 | 5 |
| GMC Acadia | 2009 | 331 | 7 |
| GMC Acadia | 2010 | 343 | 4 |
| GMC Acadia | 2011 | 269 | 5 |
| GMC Acadia | 2012 | 296 | 5 |
| GMC Acadia | 2013 | 135 | 3 |
| Saturn Outlook | 2008 | 633 | 5 |
| Saturn Outlook | 2009 | 192 | 7 |
| Saturn Outlook | 2010 | 16 | 4 |
Other air bags recalls in 2014
38 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the air bags; General Motors LLC filed 272 campaigns in all.
| 14V788000 15 Dec 2014 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 14V787000 12 Dec 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
| 14V770000 3 Dec 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 14V763000 1 Dec 2014 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 14V757000 26 Nov 2014 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 14V700000 4 Nov 2014 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 14V668000 24 Oct 2014 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 14V667000 24 Oct 2014 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014