NHTSA Campaign 13V567000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 13V567000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 13V567000 with NHTSA on November 13, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V567000, NHTSA lists up to 42,696 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 13V567000 were scheduled from December 6, 2013, 23 days after the report.
13V567000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2014.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V567000 ranks 90 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 13V567000, General Motors LLC has 12 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 13V567000 was 12V408000, reported on August 20, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured June 12, 2013, through November 5, 2013. The heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) control in these vehicles may intermittently become inoperable when the vehicle is started, preventing the windshield defroster from working. Thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 103, "Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems."
- The risk
- The inability to turn on the windshield defroster may decrease the driver's visibility thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the electronic climate control module software, free of charge. The recall began during December 2013. Owners may contact GM at 1-800-521-7300. GM's recall campaign number is 13380.
Reported November 13, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V567000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V567000, 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