NHTSA Campaign 14V116000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 14V116000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V116000 with NHTSA on March 17, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V116000, NHTSA lists up to 63,903 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 14, 2012 and June 21, 2013.
The 14V116000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V116000 were scheduled from April 7, 2014, 21 days after the report.
14V116000 covers 1 model from Cadillac, model years 2013–2014.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V116000 ranks 68 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V116000, General Motors LLC has 19 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 14V116000 was 13V360000, reported on August 15, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac XTS vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, through March 7, 2014. In the affected vehicles, a cavity plug on the brake booster pump connector may dislodge allowing corrosion of the brake booster pump relay connector.
- The risk
- The corrosion of the brake booster pump relay connector may cause a resistive short and melt the connector, increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will apply sealant to the connector cavity plugs, re-route the vacuum pump vent hose and replace the front body wiring harnesses as needed, free of charge. The recall began on April 7, 2014. Owners may contact Cadillac at 1-866-982-2339. GM's number for this recall is 14062.
Reported March 17, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V116000 (2)
Cadillac (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V116000, 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: March 17, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted