NHTSA recall 18V295000
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 | 18V295000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 18155 |
| Manufacturer | General Motors LLC |
| Reported | 2018-05-03 |
| Owners notified | 2018-08-10 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS |
| Units potentially affected | 207483 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-01-27 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 207483 |
| Reported remedied | 107281 (51%) |
| Reported unreachable | 4305 |
| Reported removed | 22 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 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.
What is wrong
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles equipped with power windows. Liquid may leak into the driver's power window switch and cause corrosion, resulting in high electrical resistance.
What can happen
High electrical resistance can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side window switch, free of charge. The recall began August 10, 2018. 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 18155.
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.
| 2014 CHEVROLET EXPRESS | Built 2013-04-18 to 2016-06-21. |
|---|---|
| 2015 CHEVROLET EXPRESS | Built 2013-04-18 to 2016-06-21. |
| 2016 CHEVROLET EXPRESS | Built 2013-04-18 to 2016-06-21. |
| 2017 CHEVROLET EXPRESS | Built 2013-04-18 to 2016-06-21. |
| 2014 GMC SAVANA | Built 2013-04-15 to 2016-06-17. |
| 2015 GMC SAVANA | Built 2013-04-15 to 2016-06-17. |
| 2016 GMC SAVANA | Built 2013-04-15 to 2016-06-17. |
| 2017 GMC SAVANA | Built 2013-04-15 to 2016-06-17. |
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
| PIE-0431 | 2021-04-19. Service bulletin. Engineering Information — Driver's Window Switch Intermittent Operation, Inoperative, Smoke or Melting Condition Important: If the customer did not bring their vehicle in for this concern, DO NOT proceed with this EI. Some customers may comment on the drivers window switch intermittent operation, inoperative, smoke, or melting. Cause GM Engineering is attempting to determine the root cause of the above condition. Engineering has a need to gather information on vehicles PRIOR to repair that may exhibit this condition. As a result, this information will be used to "root cause" the customer's concern and develop/validate a field fix. |
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| PIE-0431A | 2021-04-19. Service bulletin. Engineering Information — Driver's Window Switch Intermittent Operation, Inoperative, Smoke or Melting Condition Important: If the customer did not bring their vehicle in for this concern, DO NOT proceed with this EI. Some customers may comment on the drivers window switch intermittent operation, inoperative, smoke, or melting. Cause GM Engineering is attempting to determine the root cause of the above condition. Engineering has a need to gather information on vehicles PRIOR to repair that may exhibit this condition. As a result, this information will be used to "root cause" the customer's concern and develop/validate a field fix. |
| PIE0445 | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from the field on vehicles that have the condition of Drivers Door Window Glass Out of Channel and/or Inoperative. |
| 16NA075 | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. This Bulletin provides procedures to correct a condition of Power Foldaway Mirror Glass Shake, Flutter at Normal Driving Speeds |
| PIE0431B | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from the filed on vehicles that have the condition of the window switch inoperative or intermittent. |
| PIE0431A | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from the filed on vehicles that have the condition of the window switch inoperative or intermittent. |
| PIE0431 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. . |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.