NHTSA recall 12V112000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 12V112000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 12055 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS LLC |
| Reported | 2012-03-22 |
| Owners notified | 2012-04-04 |
| Component | STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN |
| Units potentially affected | 6159 |
What is wrong
GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND SUBURBAN VEHICLES, AND GMC SAVANA AND YUKON XL HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES. THE STEERING GEAR PITMAN SHAFT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY HARDENED AND COULD FRACTURE.
What can happen
IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, A LOSS OF STEERING COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR PITMAN SHAFT. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON APRIL 4, 2012.
Notes
GM’S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12055. CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 2012 CHEVROLET EXPRESS | Built 2012-01-27 to 2012-02-27. |
|---|---|
| 2012 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN | Built 2012-02-07 to 2012-02-22. |
| 2012 GMC SAVANA | Built 2012-01-27 to 2012-02-27. |
| 2012 GMC YUKON XL | Built 2012-02-07 to 2012-02-22. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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