NHTSA Complaint #10783160 — 2011 CHEVROLET AVEO

ON/ABOUT 07-24-2015 THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I CONTACTED GM/CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE CAR TO AUTHORIZED CHEVY MECHANIC TO DETERMINE PROBLEM. MODERN CHEVROLET MECHANIC DIAGNOSED TWO DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SENSORS IN PASSENGER AIRBAG. COST TO REPLACE THE SENSORS $1697.48. CONTACTED GM/CHEVY AND WAS INFORMED BY GM/CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT NO ONE WOULD AUTHORIZE REPAIR BECAUSE NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED BY CHEVY. THE NHTSA'S DATABASE HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN # SB-12-09-41-001 STATING THAT GM LLC HAD NOTIFIED IT OF "COUNTERFEIT VEHICLE AIRBAG MODULES FOR CHEVY AVEO MODELS 2011-2015! THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY VIOLATION! I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY TO REPLACE THESE 2 AIRBAG MODULES. CHEVROLET/GM NEEDS TO RECALL THE 2011-2015 CHEVROLET AVEO'S AND REPLACE BOTH PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULES.