# NHTSA recall 11V536000

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: 11V536000
- Manufacturer's number: 11318
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
- Reported: 2011\-11\-02
- Owners notified: 2011\-11\-02
- Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
- Units potentially affected: 674

## What is wrong

GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 CADILLAC CTS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 21, 2011, THROUGH OCTOBER 26, 2011.  THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE POWER VACUUM BRAKE BOOST PUSHROD RETENTION NUT MAY NOT BE TORQUED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION.  IF THE NUT IS NOT TORQUED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION, THE NUT COULD LOOSEN AND ALLOW THE PUSHROD TO SEPARATE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL.


## What can happen

THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF ABILITY TO BRAKE AND a vehicle CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.


## The remedy

CADILLAC DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE POWER VACUUM BRAKE BOOST PUSHROD RETENTION NUT, AND IF NECESSARY, TORQUE THE NUT TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION.  THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 1, 2011.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1\-800\-458\-8006.


## Notes

GM'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 11318.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 CADILLAC CTS](/makes/cadillac/cts/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-10\-21 to 2011\-10\-26.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [21\-NA\-043](/bulletins/11014230.md), 2025-02-12, Service bulletin
- [21\-NA\-043](/bulletins/11011709.md), 2024-12-10, Service bulletin
- [PIP5596A](/bulletins/10253061.md), 2024-04-15, Service bulletin
- [15\-00\-89\-004E](/bulletins/10222777.md), 2022-10-11, Service bulletin
- [070316004D](/bulletins/10213760.md), 2022-06-13, Service bulletin
- [21\-NA\-043](/bulletins/10213036.md), 2022-06-02, Service bulletin
- [PIP4723F](/bulletins/10208027.md), 2022-02-14, Service bulletin
- [PIT3271J](/bulletins/10168960.md), 2019-12-09, Service bulletin
- [00\-05\-22\-002N](/bulletins/10139080.md), 2018-06-04, Service bulletin
- [PI0785B](/bulletins/10139038.md), 2018-06-04, 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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