# NHTSA recall 11V398000

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: 11V398000
- Manufacturer's number: 11224
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
- Reported: 2011\-08\-05
- Owners notified: 2011\-09\-05
- Component: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
- Units potentially affected: 10344

## What is wrong

GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 CHEVROLET IMPALA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 19, 2011, THROUGH JULY 29, 2011.  THE UPPER POWER STEERING HOSE MAY HAVE BEEN MISROUTED SO THAT IT CAN COME IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO AND/OR CONTACT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.  WITH THE ENGINE ON, HEAT FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MAY MELT THE POWER STEERING HOSE.


## What can happen

POWER STEERING FLUID COULD FLOW ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.


## The remedy

GM DEALERS WILL INSPECT TO ENSURE THAT THE UPPER POWER STEERING HOSE IS ROUTED CORRECTLY AND MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2011.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1\-800\-630\-2438.


## Notes

GM'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 11224. 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

- [2012 CHEVROLET IMPALA](/makes/chevrolet/impala/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-19 to 2011\-07\-29.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [PI0939](/bulletins/10134677.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [12\-02\-32\-002A](/bulletins/10134625.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [15\-NA\-090](/bulletins/10112269.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin
- [SB\-16\-NA\-109](/bulletins/10078430.md), 2016-08-06, Service bulletin
- [PI0939](/bulletins/10071597.md), 2016-06-17, Service bulletin
- [PI\-0671](/bulletins/10043629.md), 2012-04-17, 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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