NHTSA Campaign 11V491000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
NHTSA campaign 11V491000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: hinge and attachments. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS LLC filed the report for 11V491000 with NHTSA on October 3, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V491000, NHTSA lists up to 5,755 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 24, 2011 and June 16, 2011.
The 11V491000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V491000 were scheduled from October 14, 2011, 11 days after the report.
11V491000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2011–2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V491000 ranks 15 of 24 GENERAL MOTORS LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 24, 2011, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1, 2011, FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER 206, "DOOR LOCKS AND DOOR RETENTION COMPONENTS". THE REAR HATCH HINGES MAY NOT MEET THE LOAD REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN THE SAFETY STANDARD.
- The risk
- THE REAR HATCH COULD SEPARATE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
- The fix
- GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH REAR HATCH HINGES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 14, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438.
- Notes
- GM'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 11258.
Reported October 3, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V491000 (2)
Chevrolet (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V491000, 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: October 3, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted