General Motors is recalling 126 Chevrolet and GMC trucks in Canada because of a defect in their side curtain airbag inflators that could cause the airbags to deploy without a crash, according to an updated Transport Canada recall notice.
The recall affects certain 2016 Chevrolet Silverado, Silverado HD, GMC Sierra and Sierra HD trucks. Transport Canada says the defect could cause the driver or passenger-side curtain airbags to deploy unexpectedly. If an inflator ruptures, its components could be propelled into the vehicle, raising the risk of injury to occupants.
GM says it will notify affected owners by mail and direct them to take their trucks to a dealership, where both side curtain airbag modules will be replaced at no cost.
Part of a Wider Pattern of Airbag Recalls
This is not the first time GM has flagged this type of defect. The latest campaign follows a similar recall issued in May covering 357 trucks from the 2018 and 2019 model years, which was itself an expansion of an earlier recall issued in March. Both of those recalls also involved side curtain airbag inflators that could deploy without a crash occurring.
GM also issued a related airbag recall in the United States in September. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration identified 1,559 potentially affected vehicles in that campaign, including certain 2016 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty trucks, as well as 2016-2017 Silverado and Sierra 1500 models.
How Owners Can Check Their Vehicles
Canadian owners can determine whether their truck is affected by entering their vehicle identification number (VIN) into Transport Canada’s recall lookup tool. Owners in the United States can use the equivalent VIN lookup tool provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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