# NHTSA recall 11V404000

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: 11V404000
- Manufacturer's number: 11222
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
- Reported: 2011\-08\-03
- Owners notified: 2011\-08\-12
- Component: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL \(ESC\)
- Units potentially affected: 4077

## What is wrong

GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 BUICK LACROSSE PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 9, 2011, THROUGH JULY 2, 2011, FOR FAILING TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 126, "ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS \(ESC\)."  THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM HAS AN INCORRECT CALIBRATION THAT MAY CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO NOT PROPERLY DETECT IF A SENSOR WERE TO MALFUNCTION, AND THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATING WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE, AS REQUIRED IN THE SAFETY STANDARD.


## What can happen

THE IMPROPER DIAGNOSING MAY CAUSE THE ESC TO FALSELY ACTIVATE, RESULTING IN SUDDEN CHANGES IN VEHICLE HANDLING AND DECELERATION, PARTICULARLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS, WHICH MAY CAUSE THE DRIVER DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING THE VEHICLE'S DESIRED PATH OF TRAVEL AND DESIRED VEHICLE SPEED, AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.


## The remedy

GM DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2011.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1\-866\-608\-8080.


## Notes

GM'S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 11222.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 BUICK LACROSSE](/makes/buick/lacrosse/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-06\-09 to 2011\-07\-02.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [PIT5063C](/bulletins/10247709.md), 2023-12-26, Service bulletin
- [PIC5611B](/bulletins/10246962.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [PIC5611A](/bulletins/10246961.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [PIC5428F](/bulletins/10246913.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [PIC5428E](/bulletins/10246912.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [PIC5428D](/bulletins/10246911.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [PIC5257C](/bulletins/10246868.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [PIP4964E](/bulletins/10246003.md), 2023-12-04, Service bulletin
- [PIC5611H](/bulletins/10231615.md), 2023-02-13, Service bulletin
- [070601016G](/bulletins/10213761.md), 2022-06-13, 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/11V404000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/11V404000)

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