# NHTSA recall 18V252000

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: 18V252000
- Manufacturer's number: 18136
- Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
- Reported: 2018\-04\-19
- Owners notified: 2018\-05\-15
- Component: STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT; VISIBILITY
- Units potentially affected: 379

## What is wrong

General Motors LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain 2018 Chevrolet Equinox vehicles.  The driver and front passenger door window glass may not be properly tempered.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 205, "Glazing Materials."


## What can happen

If the glass is not tempered properly, and the window is broken, the glass can break into large pieces, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the glass in the front doors, free of charge.  The recall began May 15, 2018.  Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1\-800\-222\-1020.  GM's number for this recall is 18136.


## 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 2019 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-10\-25
- Vehicles in the campaign: 379
- Reported remedied: 341 \(89%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 3, 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

- [2018 CHEVROLET EQUINOX](/makes/chevrolet/equinox/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-03\-01 to 2018\-03\-05.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [05\-08\-51\-001L](/bulletins/11015382.md), 2025-03-08, Service bulletin
- [22\-NA\-244](/bulletins/11014238.md), 2025-02-12, Service bulletin
- [21\-NA\-043](/bulletins/11014230.md), 2025-02-12, Service bulletin
- [10\-08\-110\-001L](/bulletins/11014171.md), 2025-02-11, Service bulletin
- [18\-NA\-210](/bulletins/11011853.md), 2024-12-16, Service bulletin
- [21\-NA\-043](/bulletins/11011709.md), 2024-12-10, Service bulletin
- [22\-NA\-244](/bulletins/11010493.md), 2024-11-13, Service bulletin
- [23\-NA\-219](/bulletins/11009764.md), 2024-11-05, Service bulletin
- [23\-NA\-164](/bulletins/11007724.md), 2024-09-12, Service bulletin
- [PI0754G](/bulletins/11006511.md), 2024-08-17, 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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