{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"24V925000","date":"2024-12-12","owner_notified":"2025-01-21","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","component":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE/BCM","summary":"General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV vehicles.  The pedestrian alert sound system may have incorrect software and not produce sound at a sufficient volume.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 141, \"Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.\"","consequence":"A vehicle that fails to make sufficient sound may result in pedestrians being unaware of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will update the software in the body control module (BCM), free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 21, 2025.  Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.  GM's number for this recall is N242479760.","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.nhtsa.gov.","mfr_campaign":"N242479760","part_number":"85083265AF, 85760992AA, 85823201AB, 85823202AB, 85823203AB, 86561380AP, 86561386AN, 86561387AN","units":7606,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2026-2","period_to":"2026-2","submitted":"2026-07-21","involved":7606,"remedied":7183,"unreachable":9,"removed":1,"remedied_percent":94,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2025,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"EQUINOX EV","vehicle_id":"2025_chevrolet_equinox","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/24V925000"}