General Motors is recalling 2,949 units of the 2012 Buick Verano, Chevrolet Cruze and Sonic due to a defect in the driver's airbag system.
"The driver side frontal airbag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals. If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal airbag, that airbag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury," said NHTSA in its summary of the problem.
The recall will begin on January 11, 2013 and dealers will replace the steering wheel airbag coil, free of charge. Owners can contact the North American carmaker at 1-800-521-7300 or NHTSA at 1-888-327-4236.
