NHTSA Campaign 14V153000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 14V153000 covers 19 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: electric power assist system. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V153000 with NHTSA on March 31, 2014; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 14V153000, NHTSA lists up to 1,373,177 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 29, 2003 and August 7, 2004.
The 14V153000 report reached NHTSA 10 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V153000 were scheduled from July 17, 2014, 108 days after the report.
14V153000 covers 7 models from Chevrolet, Saturn and Pontiac, model years 2004–2010.
Owners of the model years 14V153000 covers have filed at least 8,427 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V153000 vehicles, the 2006 Pontiac G6 has the most (1,220).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V153000 ranks 8 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V153000, General Motors LLC has 18 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 14V153000 was 13V105000, reported on March 28, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 and 2008-2009 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2006 Malibu Maxx, 2009-2010 HHR (non-turbo), 2010 Cobalt, 2008-2009 Saturn Aura and 2004-2007 Ion, and 2005-2009 Pontiac G6. In the affected vehicles, there may be a sudden loss of electric power steering (EPS) assist that could occur at any time while driving.
- The risk
- If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will perform one of four bulletins. Parts are not currently available. GM expects to send an interim notification around May 28, 2014. When parts are available, owners will be mailed a second letter to come in to have the applicable bulletin applied. Bulletin 14115 covers model year 2004-2007 Saturn Ion, 2009-2010 Chevrolet HHR and 2010 Chevrolet Cobalts. Dealers will replace the EPS motor. Bulletin 14116 covers model year 2004-2006 Chevrolet Malibu and Malibu Maxx, 2005-2006 Pontiac G6 and 2008-2009 Chevrolet Malibu, Pontiac G6 and Saturn Aura built from March 1, 2008, through June 27, 2008. Dealers will replace the torque sensor assembly. Bulletin 14117 covers model year 2008 Chevrolet Malibu, Pontiac G6 and Saturn Aura built from February 1, 2008, through February 28, 2008. Dealers will replace the torque sensor assembly and EPS motor controller unit. Bulletin 14118 covers model year 2008 Chevrolet Malibu, Pontiac G6 and Saturn Aura built from October 1, 2007, through January 31, 2008. Dealers will replace the EPS motor controller unit. The recall began on July 17, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, Saturn at 1-800-553-6000, and Pontiac at 1-800-620-7668. GM's number for this recall is N140115. Note: GM bulletin number 14119 will be implemented for model year 2006-2008 and early production of 2009 Chevrolet HHR (non-turbo) and model year 2003 Saturn ION to provide EPS Motor replacement for the life of the vehicle.
Reported March 31, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V153000 (19)
Chevrolet (9)
Saturn (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V153000, 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 31, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted