· 428 million vehicles will be recalled globally due to airbag failure
General Motors said on Friday that it will recall 4.28 million vehicles worldwide, including pickup trucks, cars and SUVs from 2014 to 2017, including Buick, Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac brands. liquid Level Detection Machine Liquid Level Detection Machine,Liquid Level Inspection Machine,Liquid Level Inspect Machine,Liquid Level X-Ray Machine Zhoushan willman machinery technology Co.,Ltd , https://www.zhoushanwillman.com
According to a Reuters report this morning, General Motors said on Friday that it will recall 4.28 million vehicles worldwide, including pickup trucks, cars and SUVs from 2014 to 2017, including brands such as Buick, Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac. Model.
The report pointed out that the recall was mainly due to software defects, which may cause the airbag to fail to open normally during a car collision. At present, this defect has been related to the death of one person and the accident of three people.
　　 Global recall of the US market
GM said the latest recall involved 4.28 million vehicles worldwide, most of which were sold in the US market, at 3.6 million units.
For this recall, GM said that in rare cases, the airbag system sensing and diagnostic modules have software defects that may initiate diagnostic tests under certain driving conditions. In this case, the airbags in the front seats will not bounce off in the event of a collision, and the seat belts may not function properly.
The Associated Press reported that General Motors said the failure had caused at least one death and three injuries.
The report pointed out that GM received a collision report in May this year, saying that a 2014 Chevrolet West Vera in the collision accident, the driver's front airbag and seat belt device did not start normally.
For the recall, GM said it will issue a recall notice to its customers, and the dealer will upgrade the car's software to prevent uninitiated status of future airbags and active pre-shrinkable seat belt devices. GM said that the dealers have already got the upgrade software, so they can quickly repair the affected vehicles.
As soon as the recall came out, GM’s share price in the US fell 1.18 US dollars, a drop of 3.7%. However, GM said the recall would not have a material impact on its financial situation.
　　 US market recall model
•2014 to 2016
Buick LaCrosse, Chevrolet SS and Chevrolet Spaco
•2014 to 2017
Buick Angola, GMC Sierra 1500, Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet Trax, Chevrolet Caprice police car and Chevrolet West Villado 1500;
•2015 to 2017
Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Sabman, Chevrolet West Villado HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, GMC Sierra HD, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV
　　 The recall of headaches frequently involves airbags that have caused more than 100 deaths.
Reuters reported that airbags have become a headache for GM in recent years. In 2014, due to defects in the ignition device, some airbags could not be bounced off in some car crashes. GM recalled nearly 2.6 million vehicles at that time. At the time, the recall information indicated that 124 people were killed and 275 injured because of this failure, and the GM Independent Foundation was established to compensate the victims for $594.5 million.
In July this year, GM said that due to problems with Takada airbags, the US Highway Safety Administration may force it to recall 4.3 million vehicles. This recall will result in GM paying $550 million in costs. And GM had recalled 2.5 million cars earlier this year because of the Takata airbag problem. Currently, GM is communicating with the US Highway Safety Administration.