# NHTSA recall 10V553000

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: 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\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2010 BUICK LUCERNE](/makes/buick/lucerne/2010/recalls.md). Built 2010\-02\-16 to 2010\-06\-08.
- [2011 BUICK LUCERNE](/makes/buick/lucerne/2011/recalls.md). Built 2010\-05\-05 to 2010\-08\-25.
- [2010 CADILLAC DTS](/makes/cadillac/dts/2010/recalls.md). Built 2010\-02\-16 to 2010\-06\-09.
- [2011 CADILLAC DTS](/makes/cadillac/dts/2011/recalls.md). Built 2010\-05\-04 to 2010\-10\-14.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [20\-NA\-132](/bulletins/10252774.md), 2024-04-05, Service bulletin
- [PIT5074H](/bulletins/10247061.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [PIT5074G](/bulletins/10247060.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [030603004V](/bulletins/10159570.md), 2019-05-13, Service bulletin
- [03\-06\-03\-003D](/bulletins/10139415.md), 2018-06-04, Service bulletin
- [150603001D](/bulletins/10139282.md), 2018-06-04, Service bulletin
- [15\-06\-03\-001](/bulletins/10139200.md), 2018-06-04, Service bulletin
- [03\-06\-03\-004M](/bulletins/10138693.md), 2018-05-29, Service bulletin
- [03\-06\-03\-004L](/bulletins/10137932.md), 2018-05-21, Service bulletin
- [03\-06\-03\-004K](/bulletins/10137887.md), 2018-05-21, 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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