NHTSA recall 20V116000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 20V116000 |
| Manufacturer's number | N202294420 |
| Manufacturer | General Motors LLC |
| Reported | 2020-02-27 |
| Owners notified | 2020-03-23 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER |
| Units potentially affected | 20352 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2021 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2021-07-19 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 20352 |
| Reported remedied | 19592 (96%) |
| Reported unreachable | 8 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 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.
What is wrong
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles. The bolts used to attach the front and/or rear brake calipers may have not been heat treated and may break under load.
What can happen
Broken caliper bolts can reduce brake performance or interfere with wheel rotation and increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake caliper bolts, free of charge. The recall began March 23, 2020. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-866-522-9559. GM's number for this recall is N202294420.
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.
| 2020 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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| 2020 GMC SIERRA 1500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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
| 21NA089 | 2021-05-24. Service bulletin. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the rear calipers if found packed for of mud and debris. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.