NHTSA Campaign 14V253000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
NHTSA campaign 14V253000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V253000 with NHTSA on May 15, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V253000, NHTSA lists up to 19,225 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 10, 2013 and February 26, 2014.
The 14V253000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V253000 were scheduled from July 14, 2014, 60 days after the report.
14V253000 covers 1 model from Cadillac, model years 2014.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V253000 ranks 109 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V253000, General Motors LLC has 12 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 14V253000 was 13V567000, reported on November 13, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Cadillac CTS vehicles manufactured June 10, 2013, through February 26, 2014. If the vehicle is turned off with wiper functionality left on and the wipers then become restricted, such as when covered in ice or snow, and the vehicle's battery goes dead and needs to be jump started, upon being jump started, the wipers will be inoperative.
- The risk
- An inoperative windshield wiper system may decrease the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front wiper module, free of charge. The recall began on July 14, 2104. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14157.
Reported May 15, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V253000 (1)
Cadillac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V253000, 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 15, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted