NHTSA Campaign 11V276000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
NHTSA campaign 11V276000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS LLC filed the report for 11V276000 with NHTSA on May 6, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V276000, NHTSA lists up to 4,674 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 22, 2010 and November 5, 2010.
The 11V276000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V276000 were scheduled from May 13, 2011, 7 days after the report.
11V276000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V276000 ranks 17 of 24 GENERAL MOTORS LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V276000, GENERAL MOTORS LLC has 1 other recall on the visibility on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO AND GMC CANYON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 22, 2010, THROUGH NOVEMBER 5, 2010. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE THE CONDITION IN WHICH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CRANK ARM NUT MAY NOT BE TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATION. WHEN THE WIPERS ARE OPERATED WITH A BUILD-UP OF SNOW OR ICE, OR IF THE WIPERS ARE OPERATED ON A DRY WINDSHIELD, THE NUT COULD LOOSEN. IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT LOOSENING OF THE NUT, THE WIPERS COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE.
- The risk
- DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL SECURE THE WIPER MOTOR CRANK ARM NUT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE MAY 11, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 OR WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- GM'S SAFETY RECALL NO. 11095.
Reported May 6, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V276000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V276000, 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