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NHTSA recall 13V173000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number13V173000
Manufacturer's number13136
ManufacturerGeneral Motors LLC
Reported2013-05-06
Owners notified2013-06-11
ComponentELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Units potentially affected42904
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportQuarterly report 8, for 2015 quarter 1
Filed with NHTSA2015-05-05
Vehicles in the campaign42904
Reported remedied40262 (93%)
Reported unreachable136
Reported removed0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.

What is wrong

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2012 and 2013 Buick LaCrosse and Regal, and model year 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco vehicles equipped with eAssist. These vehicles may have a condition in which the Generator Control Module (GCM) may not function properly. This could cause a gradual loss of battery charge and the illumination of the malfunction indicator light.

What can happen

If the vehicle is continued to be driven, the engine may stall and/or the vehicle may not start. In addition, there may be a burning or melting odor, smoke, and possibly a fire in the trunk.

The remedy

GM will notify owners and dealers will test the GCM and replace it, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on June 11, 2013. Owners may contact GM at 1-800-521-7300. GM's recall campaign number is 13136.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2012 BUICK LACROSSEBuilt 2010-11-16 to 2012-06-14.
2013 BUICK LACROSSEBuilt 2012-03-06 to 2012-11-15.
2012 BUICK REGALBuilt 2011-03-02 to 2012-12-04.
2013 BUICK REGALBuilt 2011-12-20 to 2012-12-04.
2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU ECOBuilt 2011-06-21 to 2012-11-15. 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

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
18-NA-1802025-10-16. Service bulletin. This Warranty Administration service bulletin provides Lithium-Ion battery Exchange Process and Transaction Submission information.
18-NA-1802025-09-26. Service bulletin. This Warranty Administration service bulletin provides Lithium-Ion battery Exchange Process and Transaction Submission information.
25-NA-0872025-05-02. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information on the proper Reflective High Temperature Heat and/or Insulating Tape to use for certain repairs, such as Wiring Harness Repairs.
23-NA-0012025-04-28. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on OnStar Module 2G Sunset Information.
13-08-116-001K2025-04-25. Service bulletin. The intent of this service bulletin is to identify aftermarket ALDL or DLC interface devices as potential sources for causing multiple customer concerns that do not have other diagnostic methods to identify them.
15-06-03-001F2025-04-15. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information to diagnose batteries that have set for a long period of time and/or cold weather climates and testing those batteries.
21-NA-0432025-02-12. Service bulletin. This bulletin advises the dealers to maintain the vehicle stock on hand by doing a full inspection on the vehicles before being sold (prepping) to the customer.
18-NA-1802025-01-30. Service bulletin. This Warranty Administration service bulletin provides Lithium-Ion battery Exchange Process and Transaction Submission information.
09-06-04-026Z2025-01-23. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information on identifying Non-GM Engine Calibrations for Gasoline Engines using the Tech 2 or GDS 2.
18-NA-1802025-01-08. Service bulletin. This Warranty Administration service bulletin provides Lithium-Ion battery Exchange Process and Transaction Submission information.

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

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