# NHTSA recall 10V450000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 10V450000
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Reported: 2010\-09\-30
- Owners notified: 2010\-11\-12
- Component: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
- Units potentially affected: 3459

## What is wrong

GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 CADILLAC SRX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.8L GAS ENGINES \(LAU\) OR 3.0L GAS ENGINES \(LF1\). SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH PROCESSING OF THE CRIMP DURING MANUFACTURE OF THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE LINE MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE LINE. IF THE LINE WAS DAMAGED, A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK MAY DEVELOP.  IF THERE IS A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF FLUID LOSS, THE DRIVER WILL HEAR NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND INCREASED EFFORT MAY BE REQUIRED FOR STEERING.


## What can happen

IF POWER STEERING FLUID SPRAYS ONTO HOT ENGINE PARTS, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE THE POWER STEERING LINE FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 12, 2010.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1\-866\-982\-2339.


## Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2010 CADILLAC SRX](/makes/cadillac/srx/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-12\-04 to 2009\-12\-23.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [PIT5076C](/bulletins/10247717.md), 2023-12-26, Service bulletin
- [13\-02\-32\-001B](/bulletins/10138679.md), 2018-05-29, Service bulletin
- [13\-02\-32\-001C](/bulletins/10138670.md), 2018-05-29, Service bulletin
- [12\-02\-32\-002A](/bulletins/10134625.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [13\-02\-32\-001A](/bulletins/10134624.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [PIT5076C](/bulletins/10112466.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin
- [13\-02\-32\-001D](/bulletins/10112278.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin
- [SB\-16\-NA\-109](/bulletins/10078430.md), 2016-08-06, Service bulletin
- [SB\-13\-02\-32\-001](/bulletins/10052379.md), 2013-07-22, Service bulletin
- [PB\-10309](/bulletins/10037344.md), 2011-05-20, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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