# NHTSA recall 14V440000

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.

**NHTSA advises: do not drive until the repair is done.**

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 14V440000
- Manufacturer's number: 14453
- Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
- Reported: 2014\-07\-21
- Owners notified: 2014\-08\-01
- Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
- Units potentially affected: 1919

## What is wrong

General Motors LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain model year 2014 Spark vehicles manufactured from May 7, 2014, to May 26, 2014.  In the affected vehicles, the left and right lower control arm attaching bolts in the front suspension may not be tightened to specification.


## What can happen

If the lower control arm bolts are not tightened properly, the lower control arm may separate from the steering knuckle while driving, causing a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Owners are instructed NOT to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed.  Owners should call a Chevrolet dealer immediately to arrange for their vehicle to be transported free of charge for servicing.  GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the left and right lower control arm attaching bolts to make sure that they are tightened to the proper specification, free of charge.  The recall began on August 1, 2014.  Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1\-800\-222\-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14453.  Note: Owners are advised not to drive the vehicle until the repairs have been completed.


## 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\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1919
- Reported remedied: 1888 \(98%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- 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

- [2014 CHEVROLET SPARK](/makes/chevrolet/spark/2014/recalls.md). Built 2014\-05\-07 to 2014\-05\-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.

- [14453](/bulletins/10067378.md), 2016-05-23, 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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