# NHTSA recall 18V586000

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: 18V586000
- Manufacturer's number: 18289
- Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
- Reported: 2018\-09\-07
- Owners notified: 2018\-10\-12
- Component: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 1015918

## What is wrong

General Motors LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Sierra 1500 and Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade vehicles.  Electric power steering \(EPS\) assist may be lost momentarily, followed by a sudden return of EPS assist.


## What can happen

If EPS assist is lost and then suddenly returns, the driver may have difficulty steering the vehicle, especially at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the EPS module software, free of charge.  The recall began October 12, 2018.  Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1\-800\-458\-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1\-800\-222\-1020 and GMC customer service at 1\-800\-462\-8782.  GM's number for this recall is 18289.


## 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 2020 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-04\-17
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1015918
- Reported remedied: 813360 \(80%\)
- Reported unreachable: 11187
- Reported removed: 46

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 1, 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 CADILLAC ESCALADE](/makes/cadillac/escalade/2015/recalls.md). Built 2013\-12\-03 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500](/makes/chevrolet/silverado/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-04\-14 to 2015\-10\-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN](/makes/chevrolet/suburban/2015/recalls.md). Built 2013\-10\-16 to 2015\-07\-17.
- [2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE](/makes/chevrolet/tahoe/2015/recalls.md). Built 2013\-09\-19 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2015 GMC SIERRA 1500](/makes/gmc/sierra/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-04\-14 to 2015\-10\-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2015 GMC YUKON](/makes/gmc/yukon/2015/recalls.md). Built 2013\-09\-19 to 2015\-07\-17.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [14743B](/bulletins/10247235.md), 2023-12-18, Service bulletin
- [13\-02\-32\-001C](/bulletins/10138670.md), 2018-05-29, Service bulletin
- [PIT5338](/bulletins/10135339.md), 2018-05-07, Service bulletin
- [PIT5405C](/bulletins/10113356.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin
- [13\-02\-32\-001D](/bulletins/10112278.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin
- [PIT5213C](/bulletins/10112107.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin
- [G\-209898](/bulletins/10098825.md), 2017-05-11, Service bulletin
- [PI1354D](/bulletins/10094768.md), 2017-03-13, Service bulletin
- [PIT5405B](/bulletins/10083324.md), 2016-10-21, Service bulletin
- [G\-208570](/bulletins/10079360.md), 2016-09-07, 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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