NHTSA recall 11V339000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 11V339000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 11191 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS LLC |
| Reported | 2011-06-28 |
| Owners notified | 2011-07-25 |
| Component | STEERING:LINKAGES |
| Units potentially affected | 739 |
What is wrong
GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV; CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD, SILVERADO LD, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; AND GMC SIERRA HD, SIERRA LD, YUKON, AND YUKON XL VEHICLES. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ATTACHING BOLTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION.
What can happen
THIS COULD ALLOW THE JOINTS TO SEPARATE, AND THE DRIVER COULD EXPERIENCE LOSS OF STEERING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
GM DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND ENSURE THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT BOLTS ARE TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT JULY 13, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
Notes
GM'S SAFETY RECALL NO. 11191.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 | |
|---|---|
| 2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO | |
| 2011 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE | |
| 2011 GMC SIERRA | |
| 2011 GMC YUKON | |
| 2011 GMC YUKON XL 1500 | 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
| PIP4404E | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician vehicles with a slight rough idle. Technician should compare the concern with a like vehicle. If the concern is worse than a like vehicle, technician should follow published Service Information diagnosis and repair as necessary. |
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| PIP4912E | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on vehicles that may have an intermittent high idle. If a technician has duplicated, or the customer description aligns with the speeds mentioned in the idle speed description tables, the idle speed should be considered a normal characteristic of current vehicle design. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.