NHTSA Campaign 10V223000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 10V223000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 10V223000 with NHTSA on May 25, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V223000, NHTSA lists up to 547 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2009 and March 20, 2010.
The 10V223000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V223000 were scheduled from June 11, 2010, 17 days after the report.
10V223000 covers 1 model from Cadillac, model years 2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V223000 ranks 218 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 10V223000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 7 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 10V223000 was 09V116000, reported on April 8, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 CADILLAC SRX EQUIPPED WITH A 2.8L V6 ENGINE. IF LOW OCTANE (REGULAR) FUEL IS USED IN THE VEHICLE INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED HIGH OCTANE (PREMIUM) FUEL AS STATED IN THE OWNER MANUAL AND ON THE FUEL FILLER DOOR, THE COMBINATION OF REGULAR FUEL USAGE AND AGGRESSIVE DRIVING MANEUVERS MAY INDUCE PRE-IGNITION. IF PRE-IGNITION OCCURS, YOU MAY HEAR A PINGING OR KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE.
- The risk
- IF THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE DRIVEN AFTER THE ONSET OF THIS NOISE, A CONNECTING ROD OR PISTON MAY BREAK, RESULTING IN ENGINE DAMAGE, AND PERHAPS ENGINE FAILURE, WHICH WOULD DISABLE THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE JUNE 11, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE CADILLAC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-866-982-2339 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- GM'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS N100093.
Reported May 25, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V223000 (1)
Cadillac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V223000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: May 25, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted