# NHTSA recall 17V116000

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: 17V116000
- Manufacturer's number: 17085
- Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
- Reported: 2017\-02\-23
- Owners notified: 2017\-03\-14
- Component: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 2085

## What is wrong

General Motors LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain 2017 Buick LaCrosse vehicles.  The electrical connectors for the Electronic Power Steering \(EPS\) system may not be properly sealed.  As a result, water may enter and corrode the connectors possibly resulting in a loss of power steering.


## What can happen

A loss of power steering may result in increased manual steering effort, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect correct the seal seating and secure the EPS connector seals, free of charge.  The recall began on March 14, 2017.  Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1\-800\-521\-7300.  GM's number for this recall is 17085.


## 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 2018 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-07\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2085
- Reported remedied: 2069 \(99%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 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

- [2017 BUICK LACROSSE](/makes/buick/lacrosse/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-08\-23 to 2016\-11\-02.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [PIC6073D](/bulletins/10129901.md), 2018-03-12, Service bulletin
- [PIP5545](/bulletins/10129063.md), 2018-02-21, Service bulletin
- [PIC6048E](/bulletins/10098421.md), 2017-05-05, 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)

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