Bulletin Information

Bulletin Title: #15438-08 - Safety Recall - Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator - (Aug 25, 2021)
Bulletin Type: Campaign
Bulletin Category: Safety
Applies To: SIR

#15438-08 - Safety Recall - Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator - (Aug 25, 2021)

Subject:
15438–08 Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator
Models:
2007–2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500/3500 HD
2007–2008 GMC Sierra 2500/3500 HD

Reference Number: N15043800

Release Date: August 2021

Revision: 08

Revision Description: This bulletin has been updated in...

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Document Title: #15438-08 - Safety Recall - Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator - (Aug 25, 2021)

subject

passenger

inflator

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silverado

sierra

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vehicles experience alteration

experience alteration over

alteration over time

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deployment condition create

condition create excessive

create excessive internal

excessive internal pressure

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inflator rupture metal

rupture metal fragments

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labor code avoid

mounting bracket perform

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inflator module replacement

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instrument panel passenger

instrument panel module

panel module replacement

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handled using proper

using proper procedures

proper procedures methods

procedures methods activated

methods activated accidentally

activated accidentally work

accidentally work resulting

life threatening serious

threatening serious accident

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correctly system activate

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needed sure perform

sure perform proper

perform proper work

proper work safely

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safely according instructions

eliminate static electricity

electricity start work

start work touch

work touch metallic

touch metallic portion

metallic portion vehicle

portion vehicle bare

vehicle bare hand

bare hand discharge

hand discharge static

discharge static electricity

static electricity charged

measure resistance measure

resistance measure resistance

components measuring current

circuit tester accidental

tester accidental activation

properly inflator dropped

inflator dropped replace

allow foreign objects

collect account removed

account removed nuts

removed nuts bolts

nuts bolts prevent

bolts prevent landing

assembly foreign objects

assembly damage injury

wear protective equipment

protective equipment wear

equipment wear appropriate

wear appropriate protective

appropriate protective equipment

protective equipment working

click size danger

size danger avoid

danger avoid personal

avoid personal injury

personal injury death

injury death critical

module bracket replacing

bracket replacing inflator

replacing inflator module

inflator module carefully

module carefully read

carefully read instructions

read instructions confirm

instructions confirm bracket

confirm bracket assembly

bracket assembly installed

assembly installed securely

confirm loose objects

loose objects people

objects people exposed

bracket safety unlikely

safety unlikely event

improper work procedures

inadvertent deployment concern

confirm objects tools

objects tools people

tools people meter

tools people meters

people meters sides

meters sides bracket

starting work periodically

work periodically working

module touch metallic

touch metallic part

metallic part work

part work bench

work bench discharge

bench discharge static

static electricity click

electricity click size

click size mount

module bracket securely

click size using

size using hardware

supplied module bracket

module bracket loosely

bracket loosely mount

loosely mount airbag

mount airbag assembly

airbag assembly bracket

assembly bracket using

bracket using nuts

using nuts bolts

nuts bolts click

bolts click size

click size position

stopper plate nuts

plate nuts removed

nuts removed access

removed access holes

access holes click

holes click size

click size tighten

size tighten fasteners

tighten fasteners attach

fasteners attach airbag

airbag module bracket

confirm following steps

following steps completed

steps completed proceeding

mounting bracket secure

bracket secure vise

secured bracket click

bracket click size

personal injury possible

injury possible bracket

possible bracket working

assembly remember periodically

remember periodically touch

periodically touch metallic

metallic part vehicle

part vehicle work

vehicle work bench

static electricity power

electricity power tools

power tools performing

tools performing inflator

performing inflator removal

inflator removal reinstallation

removal reinstallation steps

reinstallation steps click

steps click size

plate click size

click size access

size access holes

access holes bracket

holes bracket loosen

bracket loosen remove

loosen remove four

remove four locking

four locking nuts

nuts discard nuts

discard nuts reused

remove stopper plates

click size disengage

size disengage wire

disengage wire harness

locator housing click

housing click size

click size gently

size gently studs

gently studs loosen

studs loosen inflator

loosen inflator removal

inflator removal click

removal click size

click size remove

size remove inflator

remove inflator housing

inflator housing slide

housing slide inflator

slide inflator harness

inflator harness click

harness click size

click size mark

size mark removed

mark removed inflator

removed inflator store

click size record

size record serial

click size carefully

size carefully slide

assembly ensure inflator

ensure inflator installed

inflator installed harness

first click size

position determining plate

click size rotate

size rotate inflator

position orientating plate

size tighten four

plate nuts evenly

nuts evenly several

evenly several increments

several increments order

increments order shown

order shown illustration

shown illustration using

socket driver pushing

driver pushing inflator

pushing inflator encounter

inflator encounter resistance

encounter resistance tightening

resistance tightening nuts

tightening nuts locking

nuts locking nuts

locking nuts torque

install wire harness

assembly bracket removing

bracket removing bolts

reinstall instrument panel

inflator shipped utilized

shipped utilized return

utilized return used

followed exception original

exception original available

original available questions

available questions special

questions special shipping

special shipping instructions

shipping instructions contact

instructions contact district

contact district service

district service manager

service manager aftersales

manager aftersales assistance

foreign objects airbag

panel passenger airbag

passenger airbag assembly

airbag instrument panel

reused click size

click size ensure

inflator click size

click size click

size click size

national traffic motor

traffic motor vehicle

adequately repaired reasonable

repaired reasonable time

reasonable time customer

national highway traffic

copy customer letter

motor vehicle registration

service performed charge

customer assistance center

highway traffic safety

traffic safety administration