General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) is recalling 3.64 million cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. and about 700,000 more sold worldwide to fix a software bug that prevents the front airbags from deploying in the event of a crash. The repair involves installing new software for the airbag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM).
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is requiring GM to notify owners of the affected vehicles to take the vehicle to the dealer to reflash the SDM software. If the vehicle has had a previous airbag deployment the SDM will have to be replaced. Dealers may not charge customers anything for this service.
Affected vehicles were manufactured for model years 2014 through 2017, and include the following models:
- Buick Encore: 2014-2017
- Buick LaCrosse: 2014-2016
- Cadillac Escalade: 2015-2017
- Cadillac Escalade ESV: 2015-2017
- Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit: 2014-2017
- Chevrolet Corvette: 2014-2017
- Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 2014-2017
- Chevrolet Silverado 2500: 2015-2017
- Chevrolet Silverado 3500: 2015-2017
- Chevrolet Spark EV: 2014-2016
- Chevrolet SS: 2014-2016
- Chevrolet Suburban: 2015-2017
- Chevrolet Tahoe: 2015-2017
- Chevrolet Trax: 2014-2017
- GMC Sierra 1500: 2014-2017
- GMC Sierra 2500: 2015-2017
- GMC Sierra 3500: 2015-2017
- GMC Yukon: 2015-2017
- GMC Yukon XL: 2015-2017
GM’s stock has dropped about 2.8% Friday to $30.83 in a 52-week range of $26.69 to $36.88.
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