NHTSA Campaign 14V409000
STEERING
NHTSA campaign 14V409000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V409000 with NHTSA on July 2, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V409000, NHTSA lists up to 106 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 19, 2013 and February 4, 2014.
The 14V409000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V409000 were scheduled from June 27, 2014.
14V409000 covers 4 models from Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet, model years 2014.
Owners of the model years 14V409000 covers have filed at least 176 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V409000 vehicles, the 2014 Chevrolet Impala has the most (140).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V409000 ranks 213 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V409000, General Motors LLC has 18 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 14V409000 was 14V246000, reported on May 14, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Buick Regal, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Camaro and Chevrolet Impala vehicles. Improperly torqued fasteners may cause the steering intermediate shaft and the steering gear and/or the lower control arm and the lower ball joint to separate.
- The risk
- If any of the components separate, the vehicle may have a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- GM began to notify owners on June 27, 2014, and dealers will inspect the fasteners for correct torque, correcting them as necessary, free of charge. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac) or 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet). GM's number for this recall is 14378.
Reported July 2, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V409000 (4)
Chevrolet (2)
Buick (1)
Cadillac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V409000, 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: July 2, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted