NHTSA Campaign 11V149000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
NHTSA campaign 11V149000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: windshield: electrical heating element. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 11V149000 with NHTSA on March 4, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V149000, NHTSA lists up to 10,179 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 14, 2011 and February 19, 2011.
Owner notification letters for 11V149000 were scheduled from March 11, 2011, 7 days after the report.
11V149000 covers 2 models from Buick and Cadillac, model years 2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V149000 ranks 146 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 11V149000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 9 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 11V149000 was 09V489000, reported on December 23, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 BUICK LACROSSE AND CADILLAC SRX VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 103, "WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING SYSTEMS". ON THESE VEHICLES, THE SOFTWARE IN THE ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL (ECC) MODULE MAY DISABLE THE ABILITY TO ADJUST THE HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) SYSTEM SETTINGS. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE DRIVER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE HEATING, COOLING, AND VENTILATION FOR THE VEHICLE.
- The risk
- IF THIS CONDITION AFFECTS THE DEFROST SYSTEM WHEN IT IS REQUIRED, IT MAY DECREASE THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ECC MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 11, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- GENERAL MOTORS SAFETY RECALL NO. 11057.
Reported March 4, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V149000 (2)
Buick (1)
Cadillac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V149000, 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: March 4, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted