NHTSA Campaign 14V315000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 14V315000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V315000 with NHTSA on June 12, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V315000, NHTSA lists up to 21,567 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2012 and June 29, 2012.
The 14V315000 report reached NHTSA 23 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V315000 were scheduled from August 8, 2014, 57 days after the report.
14V315000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2012.
Owners of the model years 14V315000 covers have filed at least 154 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V315000 ranks 106 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V315000, General Motors LLC has 16 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 14V315000 was 14V224000, reported on April 30, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2012 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles manufactured March 1, 2012, to June 29, 2012, and equipped with a 6 speed automatic transmission and 1.8L four cylinder engine. In the affected vehicles, the transmission turbine shaft may fracture.
- The risk
- If the transmission turbine shaft fracture occurs during vehicle operation in first or second gear, the vehicle will not upshift to the third through sixth gears, limiting the vehicle's speed. If the fracture occurs during operation in third through sixth gear, the vehicle will coast until it slows enough to downshift to first or second gear, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the transmission turbine shaft, free of charge. The recall began on August 8, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14234.
Reported June 12, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V315000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V315000, 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: June 12, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted