NHTSA Campaign 12V525000
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 12V525000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seats: mid/rear assembly. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 12V525000 with NHTSA on October 31, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V525000, NHTSA lists up to 12,626 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 12, 2011 and August 30, 2012.
The 12V525000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V525000 were scheduled from December 4, 2012, 34 days after the report.
12V525000 covers 1 model from Cadillac, model years 2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V525000 ranks 122 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V525000, General Motors LLC has 14 other recalls on the seats on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors is recalling certain model year 2013 Cadillac XTS vehicles manufactured from October 12, 2011, through August 30, 2012, for failing to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 202, "Head Restraints." The rear seat head restraints may not lock in the upright position after being folded forward. If the head restriant is at its lowest position and it falls forward, it will not meet the height required by the standard.
- The risk
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the lowered head restraint may increase the occupant's risk of neck injury.
- The fix
- General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will replace the head restraints, free of charge. The recall began on December 4, 2012. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-458-8006.
- Notes
- This is General Motors' recall number 12258.
Reported October 31, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V525000 (1)
Cadillac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V525000, 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 31, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted