14Affected configurations shown284,645Potential units affected54.5%Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
What fixes it
Official remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 22, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 11, 2021. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328770.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
2021-2
0.0%
2021-3
0.0%
2021-4
0.0%
2022-1
0.0%
2022-2
0.0%
2022-3
0.0%
2022-4
0.0%
2023-1
0.0%
2023-2
0.0%
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 21V051000
2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESVOpen vehicle record →2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXTOpen vehicle record →2012 CADILLAC ESCALADEOpen vehicle record →2012 CHEVROLET AVALANCHEOpen vehicle record →2012 CHEVROLET SUBURBANOpen vehicle record →2012 CHEVROLET TAHOEOpen vehicle record →2012 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500Open vehicle record →2012 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500Open vehicle record →2012 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500Open vehicle record →2012 GMC YUKON XLOpen vehicle record →2012 GMC SIERRA 3500Open vehicle record →2012 GMC YUKONOpen vehicle record →2012 GMC SIERRA 1500Open vehicle record →2012 GMC SIERRA 2500Open vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.