NHTSA Campaign 11V398000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
NHTSA campaign 11V398000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS LLC filed the report for 11V398000 with NHTSA on August 5, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V398000, NHTSA lists up to 10,344 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 19, 2011 and July 29, 2011.
Owner notification letters for 11V398000 were scheduled from September 5, 2011, 31 days after the report.
11V398000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2012.
Owners of the model years 11V398000 covers have filed at least 49 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V398000 ranks 11 of 24 GENERAL MOTORS LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V398000, GENERAL MOTORS LLC has 3 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 11V398000 was 11V339000, reported on June 28, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 CHEVROLET IMPALA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 19, 2011, THROUGH JULY 29, 2011. THE UPPER POWER STEERING HOSE MAY HAVE BEEN MISROUTED SO THAT IT CAN COME IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO AND/OR CONTACT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WITH THE ENGINE ON, HEAT FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MAY MELT THE POWER STEERING HOSE.
- The risk
- POWER STEERING FLUID COULD FLOW ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- GM DEALERS WILL INSPECT TO ENSURE THAT THE UPPER POWER STEERING HOSE IS ROUTED CORRECTLY AND MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438.
- Notes
- GM'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 11224.
Reported August 5, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V398000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V398000, 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: August 5, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted