NHTSA Campaign 13V566000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 13V566000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 13V566000 with NHTSA on November 13, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V566000, NHTSA lists up to 14,909 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 25, 2011 and June 29, 2012.
The 13V566000 report reached NHTSA 16 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V566000 were scheduled from December 4, 2013, 21 days after the report.
13V566000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2013.
Owners of the model years 13V566000 covers have filed at least 376 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V566000 ranks 119 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 13V566000, General Motors LLC has 32 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 13V566000 was 13V248000, reported on June 13, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured October 25, 2011, through June 29, 2012 and equipped with the 8-way power adjustable front seat feature. The wiring harness for the power seat may contact the seat frame which may chafe the harness.
- The risk
- If the harness is chaffed enough to expose the wires, a short circuit could occur, resulting unintended movement of the seat, the seat to become inoperative, sparking under the seat, flickering lights, smoke, or possibly a fire.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wire harness and repair and secure it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began during December 2013. Owners may contact GM at 1-800-521-7300. GM's recall campaign number is 13342.
Reported November 13, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V566000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V566000, 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: November 13, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted