NHTSA Campaign 11V270000
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
NHTSA campaign 11V270000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: gear box: shaft sector. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS LLC filed the report for 11V270000 with NHTSA on May 6, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V270000, NHTSA lists up to 128,911 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 2, 2009 and April 21, 2011.
Owner notification letters for 11V270000 were scheduled from May 23, 2011, 17 days after the report.
11V270000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V270000 ranks 2 of 24 GENERAL MOTORS LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V270000, GENERAL MOTORS LLC has 3 other recalls on the steering on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 2, 2009, THROUGH APRIL 21, 2011. THE BOLT ATTACHING THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT TO THE STEERING GEAR INPUT SHAFT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED.
- The risk
- THIS COULD ALLOW THE SHAFTS TO SEPARATE, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF STEERING. LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT, AND IF REQUIRED, REPAIR THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT/STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY TO ASSURE THE BOLT IS FULLY SEATED AND THE SHAFT PROPERLY ASSEMBLED. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 23, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, OR WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- GM'S SAFETY RECALL NO. 11149.
Reported May 6, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V270000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V270000, 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 6, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted