34Affected configurations shown557,023Potential units affected54.8%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 23, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 20, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328780.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
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%
2023-3
0.0%
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 21V052000
2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESVOpen vehicle record →2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXTOpen vehicle record →2009 CADILLAC ESCALADEOpen vehicle record →2009 CHEVROLET AVALANCHEOpen vehicle record →2009 CHEVROLET SUBURBANOpen vehicle record →2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500Open vehicle record →2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500Open vehicle record →2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500Open vehicle record →2009 CHEVROLET TAHOEOpen vehicle record →2009 GMC SIERRA 1500Open vehicle record →2009 GMC SIERRA 2500Open vehicle record →2009 GMC SIERRA 3500Open vehicle record →2009 GMC YUKON XLOpen vehicle record →2009 GMC YUKONOpen vehicle record →2008 CADILLAC ESCALADEOpen vehicle record →2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESVOpen vehicle record →2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXTOpen vehicle record →2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500Open vehicle record →2008 CHEVROLET TAHOEOpen vehicle record →2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBANOpen vehicle record →2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHEOpen vehicle record →2008 GMC SIERRA 1500Open vehicle record →2008 GMC YUKONOpen vehicle record →2008 GMC YUKON XLOpen vehicle record →2007 CADILLAC ESCALADEOpen vehicle record →2007 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXTOpen vehicle record →2007 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESVOpen vehicle record →2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500Open vehicle record →2007 CHEVROLET TAHOEOpen vehicle record →2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBANOpen vehicle record →2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHEOpen vehicle record →2007 GMC SIERRA 1500Open vehicle record →2007 GMC YUKONOpen vehicle record →2007 GMC YUKON XLOpen 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.