NHTSA Campaign 14V446000
SEATS
NHTSA campaign 14V446000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seats. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V446000 with NHTSA on July 23, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V446000, NHTSA lists up to 124,007 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 23, 2012 and June 7, 2013.
The 14V446000 report reached NHTSA 14 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V446000 were scheduled from August 15, 2014, 23 days after the report.
14V446000 covers 5 models from Cadillac, Buick and Chevrolet, model years 2013–2014.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V446000 ranks 51 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V446000, General Motors LLC has 14 other recalls on the seats on this site; the one before 14V446000 was 12V525000, reported on October 31, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Buick Encore and Cadillac ATS; 2014 Cadillac CTS, ELR, Chevrolet Caprice and SS vehicles; and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra Trucks. Due to an incomplete weld on the seat hook bracket assembly, the front seats in the affected vehicles may not stay secured in place during a high load condition such as a crash.
- The risk
- A seat that does not stay secured increases the risk of occupant injury in a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat hook bracket assembly weld and replace the lower seat track, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14340.
Reported July 23, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V446000 (7)
Buick (2)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V446000, 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 23, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted