NHTSA Campaign 12V151000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
NHTSA campaign 12V151000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS LLC filed the report for 12V151000 with NHTSA on April 9, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V151000, NHTSA lists up to 47,846 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 27, 2011 and June 1, 2011.
The 12V151000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V151000 were scheduled from April 27, 2012, 18 days after the report.
12V151000 covers 3 models from Buick, GMC and Chevrolet, model years 2011–2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V151000 ranks 6 of 24 GENERAL MOTORS LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V151000, GENERAL MOTORS LLC has 1 other recall on the visibility on this site; the one before 12V151000 was 11V276000, reported on May 6, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, BUICK ENCLAVE, AND GMC ACADIA VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, WYOMING AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. SNOW OR ICE BUILDUP ON THE WINDSHIELD OR ON THE WIPER MAY RESTRICT THE MOVEMENT OF THE WIPER ARM, CAUSING THE WIPER ARM TO LOOSEN AND CAUSE THE WIPER TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.
- The risk
- IF THIS OCCURS, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE WIPER ARM NUTS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 20, 2012.
- Notes
- GMS SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12036.
Reported April 9, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V151000 (6)
Buick (2)
Chevrolet (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V151000, 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: April 9, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted