NHTSA Campaign 11V221000
STEERING
NHTSA campaign 11V221000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 11V221000 with NHTSA on April 6, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V221000, NHTSA lists up to 2,100 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 1, 2010 and March 18, 2011.
The 11V221000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V221000 were scheduled from April 7, 2011, 1 day after the report.
11V221000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V221000 ranks 185 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 11V221000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 20 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 11V221000 was 10V450000, reported on September 30, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE VEHICLES. DURING MANUFACTURING THE STEERING WHEEL COULD HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY FASTENED AND MAY DETACH FROM THE STEERING COLUMN.
- The risk
- SHOULD THE STEERING WHEEL DETACH FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER COULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT TO ENSURE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS ASSEMBLED PROPERLY. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FOR YOU FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 7, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- GM'S SAFETY RECALL NO. 11094.
Reported April 6, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V221000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V221000, 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: April 6, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted