Recall 12V522000: Air Bag Clockspring Replacement

VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL: MODEL YEAR(S):

Buick/Verano 2012

Chevrolet/Cruze 2012

Chevrolet/Sonic 2012

MANUFACTURER: General Motors LLC.

REPORT RECEIPT DATE: October 31, 2012

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V522000

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A

COMPONENT: Air Bags

POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 2,949

SUMMARY:
General Motors is recalling certain model year 2012 Buick Verano, Chevrolet Cruze, and Chevrolet Sonic vehicles. The driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals.

CONSEQUENCE:
If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal airbag, that airbag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.

REMEDY:
General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel airbag coil, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300.

NOTES:
This is General Motors recall number 12261. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.