# NHTSA recall 11V221000

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: 11V221000
- Manufacturer's number: 11094
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Reported: 2011\-04\-06
- Owners notified: 2011\-04\-07
- Component: STEERING:COLUMN; STEERING
- Units potentially affected: 2100

## What is wrong

GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE VEHICLES.  DURING MANUFACTURING THE STEERING WHEEL COULD HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY FASTENED AND MAY DETACH FROM THE STEERING COLUMN.


## What can happen

SHOULD THE STEERING WHEEL DETACH FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER COULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT TO ENSURE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS ASSEMBLED PROPERLY.  THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FOR YOU FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 7, 2011.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1\-800\-630\-2438, OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.


## Notes

GM'S SAFETY RECALL NO. 11094. 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

- [2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE](/makes/chevrolet/cruze/2011/recalls.md). Built 2010\-11\-01 to 2011\-03\-18.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [PI1322](/bulletins/10137806.md), 2018-05-21, Service bulletin
- [PI1322A](/bulletins/10113758.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin
- [PI\-1322](/bulletins/10056463.md), 2014-12-10, Service bulletin
- [PIE\-0158](/bulletins/10038508.md), 2011-06-16, Service bulletin
- [PIC\-5393](/bulletins/10037354.md), 2011-05-21, 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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