2015–2016 Performax Silverado 2500 & 3500
- Affected
- 146
- Category
- Cars
- Campaign
- 16V651
- Supplier
- Performax International
The defect
The sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) in these vehicles, which controls airbag and pretensioner deployment, contains a software defect which may prevent the deployment of frontal airbags and pretensioners in certain circumstances.
The hazard
If the frontal airbags and seatbelt pretensioners do not deploy when required, there is an increased risk of injury to occupants in a crash.
The remedy
Owners should present their vehicle to an authorised dealer or contact Performax International to arrange for repair procedure, which will reprogram the SDM with new software that eliminates this defect. In vehicles with any previous deployment events recorded in the SDM, the dealers will replace the existing SDM with a new SDM containing the latest software.
What to do
- 1Check if your vehicle is affected. This recall covers 146 vehicles. Use your VIN to confirm.
- 2Contact Performax International to arrange inspection and repair.
- 3Repairs are free of charge when arranged through an authorised dealer.
- 4Verify this recall on the official government register: vehiclerecalls.gov.au ↗
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