NHTSA recall 11V007000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 11V007000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 10426A |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 2011-01-06 |
| Owners notified | 2011-01-11 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE |
| Units potentially affected | 30566 |
What is wrong
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, COLORADO, EXPRESS, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; AND GMC CANYON, SIERRA, SAVANA, YUKON AND YUKON XL VEHICLES. THE REAR AXLE CROSS PINS WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND COULD FRACTURE AND BECOME DISPLACED WITHIN THE REAR AXLE. SHOULD THE PIN SHIFT OUT OF POSITION, IT COULD CREATE AN INTERFERENCE CONDITION AND CAUSE THE REAR AXLE TO LOCK.
What can happen
THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW REAR AXLE CROSS PIN FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 11, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
Notes
THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN IS AN EXPANSION TO 10V-643.GM'S SAFETY RECALL NO. 10426A.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> .
| 2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE | Built 2010-12-03 to 2011-01-03. |
|---|---|
| 2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV | Built 2010-12-03 to 2011-01-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT | Built 2010-11-26 to 2010-12-21. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 | Built 2010-11-18 to 2010-12-20. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO | Built 2010-12-01 to 2011-01-03. |
| 2011 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 1500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 | Built 2010-11-18 to 2011-01-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 | Built 2010-11-30 to 2011-01-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE | Built 2010-11-30 to 2011-01-03. |
| 2011 GMC CANYON | Built 2010-12-02 to 2011-01-03. |
| 2011 GMC SAVANA 1500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 GMC SIERRA 1500 | Built 2010-11-19 to 2010-12-23. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 GMC YUKON | Built 2010-11-30 to 2011-01-03. |
| 2011 GMC YUKON XL 1500 | Built 2010-11-30 to 2011-01-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 05-03-08-002J | 2024-09-20. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information to dealership personnel on diagnosis and replacement of shock absorber and strut due to fluid leak. |
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| 05-03-08-002J | 2024-09-20. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information to dealership personnel on diagnosis and replacement of shock absorber and strut due to fluid leak. |
| 10-03-10-001G | 2024-06-18. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin provides information on Wheel Balancer Mounting Instructions. |
| 15-00-89-004G | 2024-05-15. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides technicians with information to help identify the differences between what is considered a fluid leak, and what is considered fluid seepage. |
| PI0430B | 2024-05-06. Service bulletin. Magnetically Controlled Suspension Electrical Connector Not Seated. |
| PIT5052D | 2023-12-26. Service bulletin. Steering Wheel Vibration Or Customers Looking To Add Steering Stabilizer. |
| PIT5049A | 2023-12-26. Service bulletin. Rattle Squeak Clunk Bump Noise From Front Suspension. |
| PIT4954C | 2023-12-26. Service bulletin. Suspension. |
| PIT5214F | 2023-12-18. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have had multiple repair attempts that are being performed on customer?s vehicles that exhibit vibration conditions without utilizing the support of General Motors Technical Assistance Center. If valid vibration frequency or Road Force Variation data has been collected and a repair attempt does not correct the customer complaint, contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further support. For any vehicles that remains unrepaired after being at the dealer for three days or more and a related bulletin or PI is not found, contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further support. |
| PIT5120A | 2023-12-11. Service bulletin. Stabilitrak/Traction Control OFF With Red Brake Warning Lamp |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.