NHTSA Campaign 11V007000
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE
NHTSA campaign 11V007000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear: axle: spindle. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 11V007000 with NHTSA on January 6, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V007000, NHTSA lists up to 30,566 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 30, 2010 and January 3, 2011.
Owner notification letters for 11V007000 were scheduled from January 11, 2011, 5 days after the report.
11V007000 covers 11 models from Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V007000 ranks 112 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 11V007000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 8 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 11V007000 was 10V643000, reported on December 17, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, COLORADO, EXPRESS, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; AND GMC CANYON, SIERRA, SAVANA, YUKON AND YUKON XL VEHICLES. THE REAR AXLE CROSS PINS WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND COULD FRACTURE AND BECOME DISPLACED WITHIN THE REAR AXLE. SHOULD THE PIN SHIFT OUT OF POSITION, IT COULD CREATE AN INTERFERENCE CONDITION AND CAUSE THE REAR AXLE TO LOCK.
- The risk
- THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW REAR AXLE CROSS PIN FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 11, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN IS AN EXPANSION TO 10V-643. GM'S SAFETY RECALL NO. 10426A.
Reported January 6, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V007000 (11)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V007000, 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: January 6, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted