NHTSA recall campaign

21V053000

Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module

Check my VIN
42Affected configurations shown692,526Potential units affected57.0%Latest completion context
ComponentAir Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module
Report receivedMay 2, 2021
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
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 24, 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 N212328790.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

2021-2
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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
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2023-3
0.0%
Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 21V053000

2013 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESVOpen vehicle record →2013 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXTOpen vehicle record →2013 CADILLAC ESCALADEOpen vehicle record →2013 CHEVROLET SUBURBANOpen vehicle record →2013 CHEVROLET AVALANCHEOpen vehicle record →2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500Open vehicle record →2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500Open vehicle record →2013 CHEVROLET TAHOEOpen vehicle record →2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500Open vehicle record →2013 GMC YUKON XLOpen vehicle record →2013 GMC SIERRA 2500Open vehicle record →2013 GMC SIERRA 3500Open vehicle record →2013 GMC YUKONOpen vehicle record →2013 GMC SIERRA 1500Open vehicle record →2010 CADILLAC ESCALADEOpen vehicle record →2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESVOpen vehicle record →2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXTOpen vehicle record →2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500Open vehicle record →2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500Open vehicle record →2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500Open vehicle record →2010 CHEVROLET TAHOEOpen vehicle record →2010 CHEVROLET SUBURBANOpen vehicle record →2010 CHEVROLET AVALANCHEOpen vehicle record →2010 GMC SIERRA 1500Open vehicle record →2010 GMC SIERRA 2500Open vehicle record →2010 GMC SIERRA 3500Open vehicle record →2010 GMC YUKONOpen vehicle record →2010 GMC YUKON XLOpen vehicle record →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 →

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.

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