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NHTSA Campaign Number

21V246000

AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS

Reported to NHTSA: April 8, 2021

Key Takeaways

  • Recall 21V246000 currently maps to 23 tracked vehicle-year pages across 3 makes.
  • This page summarizes the official defect description, safety consequence, and remedy text published by NHTSA for this campaign.
  • This is a campaign-level lookup, not a VIN-level clearance result. Use a VIN lookup before assuming your specific vehicle is still open.

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Defect Description

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2015, 2017 Buick Enclave, 2010-2019 Chevrolet Traverse, and 2011-2016 GMC Acadia vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not be properly attached.

Safety Consequence

Unsecured side curtain air bags may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, realign or replace the weld nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 24, 2021. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N202321200.

What This Recall Page Shows

This page summarizes a single NHTSA recall campaign, including the defect description, safety consequence, and manufacturer's remedy. The affected vehicles listed below are the make/model/year combinations tracked in our database — this is not a VIN-specific result. To check whether your individual vehicle is covered by this recall, enter your 17-digit VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Click any vehicle below to view its full safety profile.

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Affected Vehicles (23)

YearMakeModel
2010BuickEnclave
2011BuickEnclave
2012BuickEnclave
2013BuickEnclave
2014BuickEnclave
2015BuickEnclave
2017BuickEnclave
2010ChevroletTraverse
2011ChevroletTraverse
2012ChevroletTraverse
2013ChevroletTraverse
2014ChevroletTraverse
2015ChevroletTraverse
2016ChevroletTraverse
2017ChevroletTraverse
2018ChevroletTraverse
2019ChevroletTraverse
2011GMCAcadia
2012GMCAcadia
2013GMCAcadia
2014GMCAcadia
2015GMCAcadia
2016GMCAcadia

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Affected Makes

BuickChevroletGMC

Affected Models

Buick EnclaveChevrolet TraverseGMC Acadia

Affected Make + Year Views

2019 Chevrolet2018 Chevrolet2017 Buick2017 Chevrolet2016 Chevrolet2016 GMC2015 Buick2015 Chevrolet2015 GMC2014 Buick

Showing the first 10 make + year shortcuts. Use the full affected vehicle list above for exact vehicle-year pages.

Affected Years

2019201820172016201520142013201220112010

Related Air Bags Campaigns

These campaigns share the same broad recall component family, so they are useful if you want to compare how similar issue types appeared across other vehicles and time periods.

26V254000AIR BAGSHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Elantra N, 2026 Tucson, Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), and Elantra vehicles. The B-pillar impact se…2 tracked vehicle pages · Apr 21, 202626V230000AIR BAGSNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2009-2010 Cube vehicles. The driver’s air bag inflator may detach from the steering wheel during air bag deployment.2 tracked vehicle pages · Apr 10, 202626V227000AIR BAGSHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Odyssey vehicles. A software programming error can cause the side and side curtain air bags to deploy unexpectedly.5 tracked vehicle pages · Apr 9, 202626V201000AIR BAGSFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Bronco Sport and Maverick vehicles. The Occupant Classification Sensor (OCS) unit may fail to correctly detect the presence…4 tracked vehicle pages · Mar 31, 2026

This recall information is from NHTSA campaign 21V246000. This site is not affiliated with NHTSA. Contact your dealer or call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 for more information.

Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026