NHTSA recall 15V044000
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 | 15V044000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 15025 / 15067 |
| Manufacturer | General Motors LLC |
| Reported | 2015-01-28 |
| Owners notified | 2015-03-09 |
| Component | TIRES |
| Units potentially affected | 9074 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2016-07-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 9074 |
| Reported remedied | 8566 (94%) |
| Reported unreachable | 5 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 2, 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 LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 14, 2015, 2015 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 20, 2015, and 2015 GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 16, 2015, and all equipped with Goodyear P255/65R18 Fortera HL tires. These vehicles are equipped with tires that may experience tread cracking. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, "Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or Less."
What can happen
If the tire treads crack, a loss of tire pressure and possible tire failure may result, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tires that were manufactured within a specific date range, free of charge. The rec all began on March 9, 2015. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 15025/15067. Note: This recall is for Goodyear P255/65R18 Fortera HL tires installed as original equipment. For tires that were purchased as replacement equipment, see recall 15T-002.
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.
| 2015 BUICK ENCLAVE | Built 2014-12-09 to 2015-01-14. |
|---|---|
| 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE | Built 2014-12-09 to 2015-01-20. |
| 2015 GMC ACADIA | Built 2014-12-09 to 2015-01-16. |
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
| 120310002A | 2023-12-04. Service bulletin. Proper Wheel Installation and Wheel Torque Techniques |
|---|---|
| 120310001B | 2023-12-04. Service bulletin. Vibration Shortly After Tires are Mounted/Preventing Vibration from Wheel Slip |
| 120310001A | 2023-12-04. Service bulletin. Vibration Shortly After Tires are Mounted/Preventing Vibration from Wheel Slip |
| 20-NA-159 | 2023-10-18. Service bulletin. This Warranty Administration bulletin is for information on General Motors New Vehicle Tire Warranty Program (U.S. Dealers Only). |
| PIT4261J | 2023-07-17. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles with tire sidewall irregularities. This is a visual condition that will not affect durability, reliability or performance of the tires. Dealer should communicate to the customer that slight sidewall indentations are a common characteristic of radial tire construction. |
| 20-NA-159 | 2023-03-30. Service bulletin. This Warranty Administration bulletin is for information on General Motors New Vehicle Tire Warranty Program (U.S. Dealers Only). |
| 07-03-16-004E | 2023-02-08. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information for tire pressure monitoring (TPM) system concerns. |
| 00-00-90-002M | 2023-02-08. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information for accurate tire pressures that ensure the safe handling and appropriate ride characteristics of GM cars and trucks. |
| PIT3271N | 2022-12-12. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire calibration for tires that have been sized, tested and designed for the vehicle in question and its applications. Technician should not use the information that is provided by the antilock braking system tire size selection. |
| PIT4261H | 2022-08-15. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles with tire sidewall irregularities. This is a visual condition that will not affect durability, reliability or performance of the tires. Dealer should communicate to the customer that slight sidewall indentations are a common characteristic of radial tire construction. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.