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2016 Chevrolet MALIBU Air Bags Frontal Recall


NHTSA Recall #	117878
NHTSA Compaign #	16V125000
MFG Compaign #	28030
Manufacturer	General Motors LLC
Supplier	CHEVROLET
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	MALIBU
Model Year	2016
Component	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Date of notification	14/04/16
Begin date of manufacuring	09/01/16
End date of manufacturing	26/01/16
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	02/03/16
Report created	02/03/16
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Estimated number of affected units	1579
Defect summary	General motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2016 chevrolet colorado vehicles manufactured january 19, 2016, to february 2, 2016, chevrolet malibu vehicles manufactured january 9, 2016, to january 26, 2016, and 2016 gmc canyon vehicles manufactured january 21, 2016, to february 4, 2016. The driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash.
Consequence summary	An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury.
Corrective action	Gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on april 14, 2016. Owners may contact chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and gmc customer service at 1-800-462-8782. Gm's number for this recall is 28030.
Recall notes	Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153).

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2016 Chevrolet MALIBU Air Bags Frontal Recall

2016 Chevrolet MALIBU Air Bags Frontal Recall

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