General Motors is recalling the 2016 Chevy Colorado, Malibu, and GMC Canyon for the possibility of a missing out on part in the air bag inflator.
Company will recall and stop sale on 1,740 overall units of the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado, Malibu, and GMC Canyon. This consists of 1,579 examples in the United States and 161 in Canada.
Major problem is with the 2nd phase of the motorist front air bag inflator, that may not exist. If this occurs, the air bag will not fill as rapidly as it must in a high-speed crash, which might enhance the threat of injury, as per Reuters. This is not related in any way to Takata’s inflator ailments, and these parts originate from a various provider.
None of the deaths or injuries have been reported.
General Motors will change the automobiles’ air bag assemblies.
GM representative Tom Wilkinson informed Autoblog he had not been particularly sure when recall repair works would start however stated it would be “soon.” He anticipates the fixes to occur “rapidly” because of the small number of afflicted cars, and a number of them are either in transportation or currently in dealership stock.
Previously, GM recalled the 2015 Canyon and Colorado in 2014 for a totally different air bag concern. That time, a production mistake poorly wired the adapters.
