General Motors, LLC recall 26V166

Affected vehicles (6)

Component / system

Defect

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500, 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500, and Sierra 3500 Crew Cab vehicles. The left or right-side roof rail air bag (RRAB) inflator end cap may detach from the inflator or the inflator sidewall may rupture.

Risk / consequence

A detached end cap or inflator rupture can allow compressed gas to escape and project the end cap or fragments of the inflator into the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the left and right-side RRAB modules, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 16, 2026. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N262549710. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 19, 2026.

Chronology of events

1. Feb 10, 2026

   On February 10, 2026, a customer contacted GM to report a potential rupture of a right side roof-rail airbag in a parked and unoccupied 2018 Silverado. GM inspected the vehicle and determined the inflator ruptured near the end cap without a command for deployment. On February 13, 2026, the issue was submitted to GM’s Speak Up For Safety (SUFS) program. GM opened a product investigation on

2. Feb 17, 2026

   February 17, 2026.

3. Mar 12, 2026

   On March 12, 2026, GM's Safety Field Action Decision Authority (SFADA) decided to conduct a safety recall for vehicles built with roof rail airbags containing inflators from the same supplier production lot as the Silverado field incident. GM is not aware of any additional field incidents involving GM products that may be associated with this inflator lot. GM’s supplier at the time of manufacture, Key Safety Systems, is now known as Joyson Safety Systems.

Notification schedule

Dealer notification

Mar 19, 2026 - Mar 19, 2026 No Dealers

Owner notification

May 04, 2026 - May 04, 2026 Phased Recall