# NHTSA recall 16V054000

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: 16V054000
- Manufacturer's number: 15595
- Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
- Reported: 2016\-02\-01
- Owners notified: 2016\-03\-01
- Component: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 2988

## What is wrong

General Motors LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado vehicles manufactured January 6, 2015, to March 17, 2015, and 2015 GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured January 6, 2015, to March 19, 2015.  A poor electrical connection within the steering gear connector may cause a loss of power steering assist.


## What can happen

A loss or reduction in power steering assist may increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear torque sensor cover assembly, free of charge.  The recall began March 1, 2016.  Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1\-800\-222\-1020 or GMC customer service at 1\-800\-462\-8782.  GM's number for this recall is 15595.


## 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 2017 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-07\-24
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2988
- Reported remedied: 2778 \(92%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO](/makes/chevrolet/colorado/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-01\-06 to 2015\-03\-17.
- [2015 GMC CANYON](/makes/gmc/canyon/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-01\-06 to 2015\-03\-19.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [18027\-01](/bulletins/10145173.md), 2018-10-09, Service bulletin
- [18027](/bulletins/10143745.md), 2018-08-20, Service bulletin
- [PIT5309](/bulletins/10112230.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin
- [PIT5309A](/bulletins/10095350.md), 2017-03-16, Service bulletin
- [SB\-16\-NA\-109](/bulletins/10078430.md), 2016-08-06, Service bulletin
- [PIT5437B](/bulletins/10075751.md), 2016-07-07, Service bulletin
- [SB\-15439](/bulletins/10074766.md), 2016-06-22, 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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