2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala Recalled For Possible Airbag Flaw - The Car Connection
General Motors has issued a recall for select Chevrolet Impala vehicles from the 2014 and 2015 model years. The problem is rooted in the Impala's Automatic Occupant Sensing system, which turns the front passenger airbag on and off when it detects (or fails to detect) an adult occupant in that seat. NHTSA says that the AOS systems in some Impalas may be improperly calibrated, preventing them from switching off the airbag when there's an infant seat in the front passenger position. The good news is that most drivers (we hope) understand that infant and child seats should never be placed in the front seat. More good news: attentive drivers will be notified of the problem beforehand, because the Impala's airbag status light will indicate that the front passenger airbag is still "on" when there's a child seat in the front. The recall is limited to 2014 and 2015 Impala sedans built between April 15, 2013 and June 19, 2015. Furthermore, the recall only affects vehicles that came equipped with front vented-heated passenger seats. That's because, according to NHTSA documents, "The seat-assembly plant’s calibration process for the front vented-heated seats did not effectively account for humidity and build-material variation, which caused a calibration-learning error in... Source: www.thecarconnection.com
