NHTSA Complaint #11001941 — 2010 GMC SIERRA 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC SIERRA 1500. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO YATES BUICK GMC (13845 W TEST DR, GOODYEAR, AZ 85338) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A CRIMPED WIRE LEADING TO THE AIR BAG HAD CAUSED A SHORT, AND THE WIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT IF THE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE REPAIR, THE AIR BAG WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE AIR BAG AT A REDUCED COST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,500.