NHTSA Campaign 14V240000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NHTSA campaign 14V240000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V240000 with NHTSA on May 8, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V240000, NHTSA lists up to 8,208 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 7, 2014 and March 31, 2014.
The 14V240000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V240000 were scheduled from June 23, 2014, 46 days after the report.
14V240000 covers 2 models from Buick and Chevrolet, model years 2014.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V240000 ranks 135 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V240000, General Motors LLC has 19 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 14V240000 was 14V116000, reported on March 17, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Buick Lacrosse vehicles manufactured January 29, 2014, through March 31, 2014 and 2014 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured February 7, 2014, through March 31, 2014, and equipped with 17 inch front brake rotors. The affected vehicles may have had brake rotors intended for the rear of the car accidentally installed on the front. The rear rotors, while the same diameter, are thinner and may result in a front brake pad detaching from the caliper.
- The risk
- If a brake pad detaches from caliper, there may be a sudden reduction in braking, lengthening the distance required to stop the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front brake rotors, and install the correct rotors with new brake pads, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on June 20, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick) or 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet). GM's number for this recall is 14128.
Reported May 8, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V240000 (2)
Buick (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V240000, 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: May 8, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted