NHTSA recall 10V553000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 10V553000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 10351 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 2010-11-05 |
| Owners notified | 2010-11-19 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES |
| Units potentially affected | 13780 |
What is wrong
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 DTS AND BUICK LUCERNE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V8 ENGINES. THE STARTER OR ALTERNATOR CABLE IS IN CONTACT WITH THE POWER STEERING RETURN LINE. IF EITHER THE STARTER OR ALTERNATOR CABLE IS CONTACTING THE POWER STEERING RETURN LINE, THE CABLE COULD WEAR THROUGH THE LINE, CAUSING A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK.
What can happen
A POWER STEERING LEAK COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH, AND/OR THE LEAK ONTO HOT ENGINE PARTS COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL SECURE AND IF NECESSARY REROUTE THE LINES TO PREVENT CONTACT. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 19, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080 AND AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
Notes
GM SAFETY RECALL NO. 10351.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> .
| 2010 BUICK LUCERNE | Built 2010-02-16 to 2010-06-08. |
|---|---|
| 2011 BUICK LUCERNE | Built 2010-05-05 to 2010-08-25. |
| 2010 CADILLAC DTS | Built 2010-02-16 to 2010-06-09. |
| 2011 CADILLAC DTS | Built 2010-05-04 to 2010-10-14. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 20-NA-132 | 2024-04-05. Service bulletin. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on the requirements for 12V battery testing and warranty replacements. |
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| PIT5074H | 2023-12-11. Service bulletin. J-35616-64B Terminal Test Probe / Replacement Terminal / Terminated Lead. |
| PIT5074G | 2023-12-11. Service bulletin. Terminal Test Probe And Replacement Terminal. |
| 030603004V | 2019-05-13. Service bulletin. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on the requirements for battery testing and warranty replacements. |
| 03-06-03-003D | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on ACDelco® replacement battery warranty procedures. |
| 150603001D | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin provides information to diagnose batteries that have set for a long period of time and/or cold weather climates and testing those batteries. |
| 15-06-03-001 | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin provides information that may be useful in diagnosing/testing batteries that have set for a long period of time and/or set in cold weather climates to correct a customer concern of symptoms that include, but not limited to, a slow or no crank condition that may be caused by a discharged battery. |
| 03-06-03-004M | 2018-05-29. Service bulletin. This warranty bulletin explains how to use the EL-50313 Midtronic GR8 Battery tester to test a battery and determin if it is warranty or not. |
| 03-06-03-004L | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. This warranty bulletin explains how to use the EL-50313 Midtronic GR8 Battery tester to test a battery and determin if it is warranty or not. |
| 03-06-03-004K | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. This warranty bulletin explains how to use the EL-50313 Midtronic GR8 Battery tester to test a battery and determin if it is warranty or not |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.