NHTSA Campaign 14V246000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 14V246000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: linkages: tie rod assembly. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V246000 with NHTSA on May 14, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V246000, NHTSA lists up to 477 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 23, 2013 and March 25, 2014.
The 14V246000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V246000 were scheduled from May 14, 2014, 0 days after the report.
14V246000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 14V246000 covers have filed at least 70 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V246000 ranks 193 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V246000, General Motors LLC has 18 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 14V246000 was 14V153000, reported on March 31, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Silverado vehicles manufactured May 23, 2013, through March 25, 2014, 2014 GMC Sierra vehicles manufactured May 25, 2013, through March 31, 2014, and 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles manufactured January 29, 2014, through March 27, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the tie rod threaded attachment may not be properly tightened to the steering gear rack.
- The risk
- An improperly tightened tie rod attachment may allow the tie rod to separate from the steering rack, resulting in a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- GM notified all owners, and dealers will inspect the inner tie rods to make sure that they are correctly tightened, replacing the steering gear, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 14, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14204. NOTE: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until they have been inspected and repaired. Owners should contact GM to have their vehicles towed to the dealership.
Reported May 14, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V246000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V246000, 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 14, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted