Chevrolet and Buick recall query RQ13002
Air Bag Non-deployment. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened this recall query about the inflator module on 4 model years (2012). Opened May 31, 2013, closed Jul 9, 2014 after 13 months. It concerns recall 13V023000, 14V300000. closed
What NHTSA says
Source: Office of Defects Investigation, as filedGeneral Motors (GM) has initiated a safety recall of 31,520 model year (MY) 2012 Buick Verano and Chevrolet Camaro, Cruze and Sonic vehicles to address a defect condition that could result in the primary or secondary stage air bag not deploying. These vehicles are a small percentage of all MY 2012 vehicles and were built on several specific production dates broadly ranging from December 1, 2011 to August 2, 2012 (see NHTSA recall 14V-300 for more information).Also, see attached additional report for more information. This investigation was opened to evaluate the scope of two uninfluenced safety recalls (NHTSA recalls 12V-522 and 13V-023) of certain MY 2012 Verano, Camaro, Cruze and Sonic vehicles. These recalls involved the same defect issue as the new recall mentioned above. Accordingly, this investigation is closed based on the recall actions GM is undertaking.
A Recall Query is a look at a recall that already exists — whether its remedy works, whether it reached every vehicle it should have, whether the manufacturer met its obligations. The summary is the agency’s own text from its investigation file, unedited; the resumes carrying the full reasoning are linked below.
The paperwork NHTSA filed
Source: every document on this action, at nhtsa.gov- Opening resume — ODI’s own summary of why it opened this — the subject, what prompted it, and the vehicles in scope.
- Closing resume — ODI’s own summary of why it closed this, and what it concluded.
| Document | Code | Filed | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening resume | INOA | 2013 | |
| Closing resume | INCLA | 2013 | |
| Information request to the manufacturer | INIM | 2013 | |
| Manufacturer's response — data | INRD | 2013 | 3 files 123 |
| Manufacturer's response — full submission | INRL | 2013 | 3 files 123 |
| Memo to the investigation file | INME | 2013 | 3 files 123 |
| Memo granting a response extension | INRE | 2013 | |
| Filed document | INSL | 2013 |
These are NHTSA’s own files, served from the agency’s site — the resumes are what ODI wrote when it opened and closed the action, and the rest is the correspondence behind them, including what the manufacturer sent when the agency asked. They are linked, not copied: where a document names the people who wrote in, that redaction is the agency’s to make and its copy is the one you should read.
What this means for an owner
Source: and what happens nextAn investigation is not a finding that a defect exists, and it puts no duty on anyone. NHTSA opens a Preliminary Evaluation when complaints and other reports suggest a condition worth asking the manufacturer about; it upgrades to an Engineering Analysis when the answers warrant testing; it closes either when it recommends a recall, when the manufacturer recalls on its own, or when no defect trend is found. The agency’s own goals are about four months for a petition, eight for a Preliminary Evaluation or a Recall Query and eighteen for an Engineering Analysis; many run longer.
This one is closed. A recall query ends with NHTSA’s finding on the recall it examined — the remedy stands, is widened, or a new campaign follows; the file names the recall it concerned and NHTSA’s closing resume carries the reasoning.
Model years it names
Source: as NHTSA filed themAlso named: 2012 Buick Verano; 2012 Chevrolet Camaro; 2012 Chevrolet Cruze; 2012 Chevrolet Sonic.
A vehicle page’s investigation list carries the same action; a name here is the scope NHTSA opened, not a list of affected VINs.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationIs RQ13002 a recall?
No — it is NHTSA’s examination of recall 13V023000, 14V300000, which has its own page and remedy.
Is RQ13002 still open?
No. It closed on Jul 9, 2014 with its finding on recall 13V023000, 14V300000.
Which vehicles does RQ13002 cover?
NHTSA opened it on 4 model years: 2012 Buick Verano, 2012 Chevrolet Camaro, 2012 Chevrolet Cruze, 2012 Chevrolet Sonic. That is the scope of the inquiry, not a list of affected vehicles; a recall, if one follows, defines its own population by VIN.