Sass as a Strategy: How Netflix’s Twitter Became Just as Entertaining as Its Shows and Movies</s>General Motors Co. is recalling about 4 million vehicles worldwide to fix an air bag software defect that has been linked to one death.

The company said Friday that in rare cases, the car's computers can go into test mode and the front air bags won't inflate in a crash. The seat belts also may not function.

GM says the defect is linked to at least one death.

GM will notify customers and update the software for free.

The recall involves the 2014-2016 Buick LaCrosse, Chevrolet SS and Spark EV; the 2014-2017 Buick Encore, GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Corvette, Trax, Caprice and Silverado; and the 2015-2017 Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban and Silverado HD, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL and Sierra HD and Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV.</s>General Motors Co ( ) said Friday it will recall nearly 4.3 million vehicles worldwide for a software defect that can, in rare instances, prevent air bags from deploying during a crash, an issue that has been linked to one death and three injuries.

The Detroit automaker said the recall of newer trucks, cars and SUVs from the 2014-2017 model years would not have a material impact on its financial results.

GM said the sensing and diagnostic module that controls airbag deployment has a software defect that may prevent the deployment of frontal airbags in certain "rare circumstances when a crash is preceded by a specific event impacting vehicle dynamics."</s>General Motors is recalling four million vehicles worldwide for a software defect linked to one death.

The faults include an airbag software defect in certain models, which means the cars' computers can go into test mode so the front airbags would not inflate in a crash.

Seatbelts may also not function in affected vehicles, the firm has warned.

General Motors will notify customers and update the software for free, it has been reported.

The following models will be recalled; 2015-2017 Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban and Silverado HD, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL and Sierra HD and Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV; 2014-2017 Buick Encore, GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Corvette, Trax, Caprice and Silverado; 2014-2016 Buick LaCrosse, Chevrolet SS and Spark EV.
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The firm, also known as GM, is based in Detroit, Michigan and produces vehicles in 37 countries under 12 brands.</s>General Motors issued a recall notice Friday for 4.3 million cars and trucks worldwide due to a dangerous electronic fault that could prevent airbag deployment in an accident.

GM said that in certain driving conditions, the vehicle's airbag sensing and diagnostic module software could automatically begin a diagnostic test that, if running during an accident, could prevent front-seat airbags and seatbelt pretensioners from deploying.

GM learned of the fault from a May 17, 2016 accident of a 2014 Silverado truck in which the airbag and tensioners did not activate.

The recall covers a wide range of sedans, sport-utility vehicles and pickup trucks from the 2014-2017 model years: Buick LaCrosse and Encore; Chevrolet SS, Spark EV, Corvette, Trax, Caprice, Tahoe, Suburban and Silverado; GMC Sierra and Yukon; and Cadillac Escalade.

The recall covers 3.6 million vehicles in the United States and 640,000 sold in other countries.</s>DETROIT (AP) - General Motors has recalled more than 4 million vehicles, most of them in the U.S., to fix an air-bag software defect that has been linked to one death.

The vehicles involved in the recall are all from the 2014-2017 model years and include models from Buick, Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac.

The company is recalling 4.28 million vehicles worldwide, with 3.6 million being in the U.S.

The company said Friday that in rare cases, the car’s sensing and diagnostic module — a tiny computer that senses what the vehicle is doing and controls air-bag deployment — can go into test mode. If that happens, the front air bags won’t inflate in a crash and the seat belts may not work either.

GM says the defect is linked to at least one death and three injuries.

The company learned of the problem in May when a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado crashed and its air bags didn’t deploy. GM notified Delphi Corp., the supplier that made the module. The two companies tested the modules and decided to recall the vehicles last week. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the recall Friday.

General Motors Co. will notify customers and update the software for free. GM says dealers already have access to the software update so they should be able to repair the vehicles quickly.

The recall involves 3.6 million vehicles. They are:</s>General Motors on Friday said it will recall nearly 4.3 million vehicles worldwide due to a software defect that can prevent airbags from deploying during a crash, a flaw already linked to one death and three injuries.

GM's action marked the latest massive air bag-related recall in recent years by leading automakers, and was the latest air bag-related issue the Detroit automaker has faced.

The world's No. 3 automaker said the sensing and diagnostic module that controls airbag deployment has a software defect that may prevent the deployment of frontal airbags in certain "rare circumstances."

GM said the recall of trucks, cars and SUVs from the 2014 to 2017 model years would not have a material impact on its financial results. The recall includes some newer models of the Buick LaCrosse, Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban and Silverado HD and Cadillac Escalade.

GM stock fell on the news and was trading down $0.90 a share to $30.81, down 2.8 percent.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a notice posted on Friday that "certain driving conditions may cause the airbag sensing and diagnostic module software to activate a diagnostic test" that would prevent the airbag from deploying in the event of a crash.

GM received a report in May of a crash involving a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado truck in which the driver's frontal airbag and seat belt equipment called pretensioners did not deploy. Pretensioners tighten up any slack in the seat belt webbing in the event of a crash and work in tandem with the air bags.

GM opened an investigation into the issue in June and conducted road testing at its Milford Proving Grounds in August before deciding on a recall.

The company said its dealers will update vehicle software to prevent future airbag and pretensioner non-deployments.

GM has faced other air bag issues in recent years.

In 2014, GM recalled nearly 2.6 million vehicles because of an ignition-switch defect that prevented airbags from deploying in some crashes. GM's independent fund set up to compensate victims awarded $594.5 million and approved 124 death and 275 injury claims in connection with that recall.

In July, GM said the NHTSA may force it to recall another 4.3 million vehicles for potentially defective Takata airbag inflators, a call-back that would cost the U.S. automaker $550 million. GM earlier this year recalled 2.5 million vehicles for Takata inflators.

GM spokesman Tom Wilkinson said the automaker is still in discussion with NHTSA about the issue.</s>The Detroit automaker said the recall of newer trucks, cars and SUVs from the 2014-2017 model years would not have a material impact on its financial results.

GM said the sensing and diagnostic module that controls airbag deployment has a software defect that may prevent the deployment of frontal airbags in certain "rare circumstances when a crash is preceded by a specific event impacting vehicle dynamics."</s>WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Friday it will recall nearly 4.3 million vehicles worldwide to fix a software defect that can prevent air bags from deploying during a crash, a flaw already linked to one death and three injuries.

GM's action marked the latest large air bag-related recall in recent years by leading automakers, including a record earlier recall involving Takata Corp air bags and investigations into millions of vehicles this year involving two other air bag system suppliers.

GM, the world's No. 3 automaker, said the latest recall involved trucks, cars and SUVs from the 2014 to 2017 model years, including some models of the Buick LaCrosse, Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban and Silverado HD and Cadillac Escalade.

Despite the rash of problems with air bags in recent years, a spokesman for the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sought to reassure motorists about the devices, saying "air bags save lives." The agency estimates that frontal air bags saved 2,400 lives in the United States in 2014, the most recent year for which figures were available.

The NHTSA said in a notice posted on Friday that under certain driving conditions the air bag system would launch a diagnostic test that would prevent the air bag from deploying in the event of a crash. GM said the software defect would prevent deployment under certain "rare circumstances."

GM stock fell on the news and was trading down $1.18 to $30.53, down 3.7 percent on Friday. The company said the recall would not have a material impact on its financial results.

Delphi Automotive PLC said in a securities filing on Friday that it supplied sensors and modules for the air bags but suggested it was not to blame, saying they were "in compliance with GM's product specifications and validation criteria."

Delphi said it does not expect "the cost, if any, of this recall would be material to our financial position." Delphi fell on the news, off 3.6 percent to $68.10.

GM said it received a report in May of a crash involving a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado truck in which the driver's frontal air bag and seat belt equipment called pretensioners did not deploy.

GM opened an investigation into the issue in June and conducted road testing in August before deciding on a recall. The company said its dealers will update vehicle software to prevent future air bag and pretensioner nondeployments.

GM has faced other air bag issues in recent years. In 2014, GM recalled nearly 2.6 million vehicles because of an ignition-switch defect that prevented air bags from deploying in some crashes. GM's independent fund set up to compensate victims awarded $594.5 million and approved 124 death and 275 injury claims in connection with that recall.

In July, GM said the NHTSA may force it to recall another 4.3 million vehicles for Takata air bag inflators, a call-back that would cost the U.S. automaker $550 million. GM earlier this year recalled 2.5 million vehicles for Takata inflators.

GM spokesman Tom Wilkinson said the automaker is still in discussion with NHTSA about the issue.

In February, Continental Automotive Systems said it supplied potentially defective air bag control units to 5 million vehicles built over a five-year period worldwide. In August, the NHTSA said it was upgrading and expanding a probe of more than 8 million air bag inflators made by ARC Automotive Inc after a driver was killed in Canada when an inflator ruptured in a Hyundai vehicle.

Separately, the NHTSA and a number of global automakers are working to replace as many as 100 million defective air bag inflators worldwide by 14 automakers that have been linked to at least 14 deaths and 100 injuries.
General Motors recalls 4.3 million vehicles after a defect in the software for the airbag led to one fatality.