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Cadillac affected vehicles may have left the factory with the sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) set to "manufacturing mode."

NHTSA campaign 14V-518 · Reported August 28, 2014 · 5 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Cadillac XTS and Impala
VEHICLES AFFECTED
5
REMEDY
GM will notify owners, and dealers are to reprogram the SDM to the correct mode, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

General Motors LLC reported a problem with the frontal sensor/control module-inactive. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected vehicles may have left the factory with the sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) set to "manufacturing mode."

WHY IT MATTERS

In manufacturing mode, the vehicle's air bags will not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury.

WHAT TO DO

GM will notify owners, and dealers are to reprogram the SDM to the correct mode, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 14V-518.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2013–2014Cadillac XTS
2014Chevrolet Impala

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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