GM recalling 3.6M vehicles for airbag, seatbelt defects

Staff/wire report

DETROIT

General Motors has voluntarily issued a recall of 3.6 million 2014-2017 model- year vehicles in the U.S.

In certain driving conditions, the affected vehicles’ software for airbag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) activates a test that causes the frontal airbags not to deploy and the seat belts not to tighten up to protect occupants during a crash, the automaker said.

The affected models are some of GM’s top sellers:

2014-2016 model-year Buick LaCrosse and Chevrolet SS and Spark EV; 2014-2017 model- year Chevrolet Corvette, Trax, Caprice PPV and Silverado 1500; Buick Encore; and GMC Sierra 1500; and 2015-2017 model-year Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban and Silverado HD; GMC Yukon, Yukon XL and Sierra HD; and Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV.

GM will notify affected vehicle owners, and dealers will address the software problem.

Read more about the situation in Tuesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.