NHTSA Campaign 12V454000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 12V454000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 12V454000 with NHTSA on September 17, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V454000, NHTSA lists up to 4,716 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 29, 2012 and August 29, 2012.
The 12V454000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V454000 were scheduled from October 2, 2012, 15 days after the report.
12V454000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2013.
Owners of the model years 12V454000 covers have filed at least 56 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V454000 ranks 144 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V454000, General Motors LLC has 32 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 12V454000 was 12V406000, reported on August 16, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles manufactured from May 29, 2012, through August 29, 2012. When a turn signal lamp fails to operate, the Body Control Module (BCM) in these vehicles does not detect this condition and will not indicate the condition to the driver. Thus, These vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- The risk
- If the driver is not aware that the turn signal is not functioning and does not have the light repaired, other drivers may not be alerted that the vehicle is turning, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the BCM and the vehicle's key fobs, free of charge. The safety recall began on October 3, 2012. Owners may contact the Chevrolet owner center at 1-866-694-6546.
- Notes
- GM's campaign number is 12209.
Reported September 17, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V454000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V454000, 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: September 17, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted