NHTSA Campaign 12V288000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 12V288000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS LLC filed the report for 12V288000 with NHTSA on June 22, 2012; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 12V288000, NHTSA lists up to 413,148 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 2, 2009 and June 20, 2011.
The 12V288000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V288000 were scheduled from July 10, 2012, 18 days after the report.
12V288000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2011–2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V288000 ranks 1 of 24 GENERAL MOTORS LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 2, 2009, THROUGH MAY 31, 2012. SPILLED OR DRIPPING OIL (SUCH AS AFTER AN OIL CHANGE) MAY COLLECT IN THE ENGINE SHIELD (BELLYPAN) NEAR HOT ENGINE OR EXHAUST SYSTEM SURFACES. AS A RESULT, THE OIL AND THE ENGINE SHIELD MAY IGNITE AND BURN.
- The risk
- EITHER CONDITION COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, POSSIBLY CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.
- The fix
- GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE ENGINE SHIELD TO PREVENT FLUID FROM CONTACTING THE SHIELD. ALSO, ON VEHICLES WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, DEALERS WILL APPLY A PROTECTIVE TAPE TO THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WIRE HARNESS. REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE TO THE OWNER. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 10, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE CHEVROLET OWNER CENTER AT 1-866-694-6546.
- Notes
- GMS CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12081.
Reported June 22, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V288000 (2)
Chevrolet (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V288000, 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: June 22, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted