# NHTSA recall 14V252000 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: 14V252000 - Manufacturer's number: 13036 - Manufacturer: General Motors LLC - Reported: 2014\-05\-14 - Owners notified: 2014\-08\-18 - Component: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL \(ESC\); VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING - Units potentially affected: 2440524 ## What is wrong General Motors LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain model year 2004\-2012 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured May 16, 2003, through October 11, 2012, 2004\-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured June 25, 2003, through April 5, 2007, 2005\-2010 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured May 26, 2004, through January 4, 2010, and 2007\-2010 Saturn Aura vehicles manufactured April 24, 2006, through May 26, 2009. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the Body Control Module \(BCM\) connection may result in voltage fluctuations in the Brake Apply Sensor \(BAS\) circuit. These fluctuations can cause one or more of these conditions: the brake lights to illuminate without the brake pedal being pushed; the brake lights to not illuminate when the pedal is pushed; difficulty disengaging the cruise control; moving the gear shifter out of the 'PARK' position without pushing the brake; and disablement of crash avoidance features such as traction control, electronic stability control, and panic braking assist features. ## What can happen Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash. ## The remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will attach the wiring harness to the BCM with a spacer, apply dielectric lubricant to both the BCM and harness connector and the BAS and harness connector, and will relearn the brake pedal home position, free of charge. The manufacturer distributed an Interim letter to customers on July 14, 2014. The recall began on August 18, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1\-800\-222\-1020 \(Chevrolet\), 1\-800\-762\-2737 \(Pontiac\), 1\-800\-553\-6000 \(Saturn\). GM's number for this recall is 13036. ## 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. ## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported - Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 4 - Filed with NHTSA: 2016\-01\-28 - Vehicles in the campaign: 2440524 - Reported remedied: 1455582 \(59%\) - Reported unreachable: 55216 - Reported removed: 0 These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 4, 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. ## Vehicles this campaign lists - [2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-05\-16 to 2004\-06\-11. - [2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2005/recalls.md). Built 2004\-03\-30 to 2005\-07\-29. - [2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-05\-26 to 2006\-06\-09. - [2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-04\-03 to 2007\-06\-27. - [2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2008/recalls.md). Built 2007\-05\-15 to 2008\-06\-27. - [2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2009/recalls.md). Built 2008\-04\-22 to 2009\-06\-23. - [2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-04\-07 to 2010\-06\-15. - [2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2011/recalls.md). Built 2010\-04\-08 to 2011\-06\-09. - [2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-19 to 2012\-10\-11. - [2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-06\-25 to 2004\-06\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2005/recalls.md). Built 2003\-03\-30 to 2005\-07\-29. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-26 to 2006\-06\-09. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-04\-04 to 2007\-04\-05. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2005 PONTIAC G6](/makes/pontiac/g6/2005/recalls.md). Built 2004\-05\-26 to 2005\-04\-01. - [2006 PONTIAC G6](/makes/pontiac/g6/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-11 to 2006\-06\-06. - [2007 PONTIAC G6](/makes/pontiac/g6/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-03\-27 to 2007\-06\-22. - [2008 PONTIAC G6](/makes/pontiac/g6/2008/recalls.md). Built 2007\-04\-11 to 2008\-06\-13. - [2009 PONTIAC G6](/makes/pontiac/g6/2009/recalls.md). Built 2008\-04\-16 to 2009\-06\-12. - [2010 PONTIAC G6](/makes/pontiac/g6/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-04\-23 to 2010\-01\-04. - [2007 SATURN AURA](/makes/saturn/aura/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-04\-24 to 2007\-06\-27. - [2008 SATURN AURA](/makes/saturn/aura/2008/recalls.md). Built 2007\-04\-24 to 2008\-06\-27. - [2009 SATURN AURA](/makes/saturn/aura/2009/recalls.md). Built 2008\-04\-22 to 2009\-05\-18. - [2010 SATURN AURA](/makes/saturn/aura/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-04\-07 to 2009\-05\-26. ## Investigated as EA13005 This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected. - EA13005: Engineering analysis, opened 2013\-06\-06, closed 2014\-07\-01. Brake Light Switch/Sensor Malfunction. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/14V252000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/14V252000/investigations) ## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall. - [130089008](/bulletins/10246630.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin - [100089005G](/bulletins/10159575.md), 2019-05-13, Service bulletin - [100089005H](/bulletins/10154629.md), 2019-03-18, Service bulletin - [10\-00\-89\-005C](/bulletins/10139026.md), 2018-06-04, Service bulletin - [10\-00\-89\-005E](/bulletins/10137237.md), 2018-05-21, Service bulletin - [13\-00\-89\-008A](/bulletins/10135394.md), 2018-05-07, Service bulletin - [13\-08\-116\-001](/bulletins/10133149.md), 2018-04-16, Service bulletin - [13\-00\-89\-008](/bulletins/10130565.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin - [100089005D](/bulletins/10126221.md), 2017-12-22, Service bulletin - [10\-00\-89\-005F](/bulletins/10118545.md), 2017-10-05, 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/14V252000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/14V252000) [Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20NHTSA%20recall%2014V252000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F14V252000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2014V252000)