NHTSA Complaint #11033957 — 2012 CHEVROLET IMPALA

AIR BAGS issue reported to NHTSA

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Crash 2 Injuries

Complaint Details

ODI Number 11033957
Vehicle 2012 CHEVROLET IMPALA
Component AIR BAGS
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 70,000 miles
Crash Yes
Fire No
Injuries 2
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State OK

Consumer Description

I OWN A CHEVY IMPALA THAT HAD AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND AN AIRBAG RECALL. THE 2012 CHEVROLET IMPALA THAT I OWN CAUSED ME TO HAVE A SEVERE ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED ME TO SUFFER MAJOR INJURIES BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 14V355000 RECALL DATE: 2014-06-23 SUMMARY THIS DEFECT CAN AFFECT THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. UNTIL THIS RECALL IS PERFORMED, CUSTOMERS SHOULD REMOVE ALL ITEMS FROM THEIR KEY RINGS, LEAVING ONLY THE IGNITION KEY. THE KEY FOB (IF APPLICABLE), SHOULD ALSO BE REMOVED FROM THE KEY RING. GENERAL MOTORS LLC (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2009 BUICK LACROSSE, 2006-2011 BUICK LUCERNE, 2000-2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE, 2006-2011 CADILLAC DTS, 2006-2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA, AND 2006-2007 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO VEHICLES. SPECS / REVIEWSFOR SALE SAFETY 2012 CHEVROLET IMPALA 2012 SAFETY 2012 CHEVROLET IMPALA RECALLS FEATURES RATING RECALLS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 14V355000 RECALL DATE: 2014-06-23 SUMMARY THIS DEFECT CAN AFFECT THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. CONSEQUENCES IF THE KEY IS NOT IN THE RUN POSITION, THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY. ADDITIONALLY, A KEY KNOCKED OUT OF THE RUN POSITION WILL CAUSE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. REMEDY GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL TWO KEY RINGS AND AN INSERT IN THE KEY SLOT OR A COVER OVER THE KEY HEAD ON ALL IGNITION KEYS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2014. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-521-7300 (BUICK), 1-800-458-8006 (CADILLAC), AND 1-800-222-1020 (CHEVROLET). GM'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 14299. COMPONENT AFFECTED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION NOTES GENERAL MOTORS LLC

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