NHTSA Campaign 11V511000
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
NHTSA campaign 11V511000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS LLC filed the report for 11V511000 with NHTSA on October 19, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V511000, NHTSA lists up to 33,964 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 18, 2011 and September 6, 2011.
The 11V511000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V511000 were scheduled from November 9, 2011, 21 days after the report.
11V511000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V511000 ranks 10 of 24 GENERAL MOTORS LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND GMC TERRAIN VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 18, 2011, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 6, 2011, FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER 138, "TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM" (TPMS). THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO ILLUMINATE THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WHEN THE PRESSURE IN A TIRE IS 25% BELOW THE RECOMMENDED COLD TIRE PRESSURE. ON THESE VEHICLES, THE LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE TIRE PRESSURE IS MORE THAN 25% BELOW THE RECOMMENDED COLD TIRE PRESSURE.
- The risk
- UNDERINFLATED TIRES CAN RESULT IN TIRE OVERLOADING AND OVERHEATING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLE CRASH. THE RESULTING CRASH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. UNDERINFLATED TIRES CAN ALSO RESULT IN PREMATURE OR IRREGULAR WEAR, POOR HANDLING, AND POOR FUEL ECONOMY.
- The fix
- GM DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 9, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
- Notes
- GM'S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 11261.
Reported October 19, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V511000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V511000, 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 19, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted