# NHTSA recall 21V00F000

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: 21V00F000
- Manufacturer's number: N212346640
- Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
- Reported: 2021\-12\-22
- Owners notified: 2022\-01\-27
- Component: SUSPENSION:REAR
- Units potentially affected: 4271
- Part numbers: 13219171, 22924230

## What is wrong

General Motors, LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain 2010\-2013 Buick Lacrosse, 2012\-2013 Buick Regal, and 2013 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles sold or ever registered in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, or Wisconsin.  These vehicles may have rear toe links that received an improper amount of electrocoating \(e\-coat\) corrosion protection, which could cause the e\-coat to become brittle and break away when contacted by road debris.  Over time, the e\-coat may chip away, exposing the metal toe link and making it more susceptible to corrosion.  Corrosion may eventually cause the toe link to thin and ultimately fracture.


## What can happen

A rear toe link fracture may reduce the driver's ability to control the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the rear suspension toe links and adjuster fasteners, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 27, 2022.  Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1\-800\-521\-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1\-800\-222\-1020.  GM's number for this recall is N212346640.  This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recalls 20V\-764 and 21V\-633.


## 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: Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-15
- Vehicles in the campaign: 4271
- Reported remedied: 2343 \(54%\)
- Reported unreachable: 140
- Reported removed: 184

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2010 BUICK LACROSSE](/makes/buick/lacrosse/2010/recalls.md)
- [2011 BUICK LACROSSE](/makes/buick/lacrosse/2011/recalls.md)
- [2012 BUICK LACROSSE](/makes/buick/lacrosse/2012/recalls.md)
- [2013 BUICK LACROSSE](/makes/buick/lacrosse/2013/recalls.md)
- [2012 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/2012/recalls.md)
- [2013 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/2013/recalls.md)
- [2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2013/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [PI0281L](/bulletins/11019516.md), 2025-06-12, Service bulletin
- [05\-03\-08\-002J](/bulletins/11007936.md), 2024-09-20, Service bulletin
- [05\-03\-08\-002J](/bulletins/11007935.md), 2024-09-20, Service bulletin
- [15\-00\-89\-004G](/bulletins/11000119.md), 2024-05-15, Service bulletin
- [PIT5214F](/bulletins/10247352.md), 2023-12-18, Service bulletin
- [13008A](/bulletins/10246697.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [13008](/bulletins/10246696.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [PIT5214](/bulletins/10245907.md), 2023-12-04, Service bulletin
- [03\-00\-91\-001I](/bulletins/10245395.md), 2023-11-22, Service bulletin
- [15\-00\-89\-004F](/bulletins/10242061.md), 2023-09-08, 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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