EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger cars Cadillac / Chevrolet / Buick / GMC “Escalade / Escalade ESV / Corvette / Encore / LaCrosse / Caprice / Silverado / Trax / Spark EV / SS” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1236/16
Summary
null Due to a software problem, the frontal airbags and seatbelt pretensioners may not deploy correctly, which may increase the risk of injury to occupants in the event of a crash.
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Product
Passenger cars — Cadillac / Chevrolet / Buick / GMC
- Brand
- Cadillac / Chevrolet / Buick / GMC
- Name / model
- Escalade / Escalade ESV / Corvette / Encore / LaCrosse / Caprice / Silverado / Trax / Spark EV / SS · European models: Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, EC type-approval: e13*2007/46*1479*00, type: K2XX; Chevrolet Corvette, EC type-approval: e13*KS07/46*1275*00, type: Y1BC.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger cars.
- Production dates: The vehicles concerned were manufactured between 2013 and 2016.
What is the risk?
- null Due to a software problem, the frontal airbags and seatbelt pretensioners may not deploy correctly, which may increase the risk of injury to occupants in the event of a crash.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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