NHTSA Campaign 14V317000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 14V317000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V317000 with NHTSA on June 12, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V317000, NHTSA lists up to 14,765 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 30, 2013 and September 1, 2013.
The 14V317000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V317000 were scheduled from August 1, 2014, 50 days after the report.
14V317000 covers 1 model from Buick, model years 2014.
Owners of the model years 14V317000 covers have filed at least 14 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V317000 ranks 120 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V317000, General Motors LLC has 32 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 14V317000 was 14V301000, reported on June 6, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Buick LaCrosse vehicles manufactured April 30, 2013, to September 1, 2013. In the affected vehicles, a wiring splice in the driver's door may corrode and break, resulting in the absence of an audible chime to notify the driver if the door is opened while the key is in the ignition. Additionally, the Retained Accessory Power (RAP) module may stay active for ten minutes allowing the operation of the passenger windows, rear windows, and sunroof. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention," and 118, "Power-Operated Window, Partition, and Roof Panel Systems."
- The risk
- Without an audible indicator, the driver may not be aware that the driver's door is open while the key is in the ignition, increasing the risk of a vehicle rollaway. If the passenger windows, rear windows, and sunroof can function when the vehicle is turned off and the driver is not in the vehicle, there is an increased risk of injury if an unsupervised occupant operates the power closures.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners and dealers will inspect the driver door window motor harness, and replace the electrical splice, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began August 2014. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. General Motors number for this recall is 14235.
Reported June 12, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V317000 (1)
Buick (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V317000, 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