NHTSA Campaign 14V571000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 14V571000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V571000 with NHTSA on September 19, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V571000, NHTSA lists up to 290,241 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2014 and September 1, 2014.
The 14V571000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V571000 were scheduled from November 11, 2014, 53 days after the report.
14V571000 covers 2 models from Cadillac and Saab, model years 2010–2015.
Owners of the model years 14V571000 covers have filed at least 201 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V571000 vehicles, the 2011 Cadillac SRX has the most (63).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V571000 ranks 37 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V571000, General Motors LLC has 8 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 14V571000 was 14V440000, reported on July 21, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 Cadillac SRX vehicles manufactured April 14, 2009, to September 1, 2014, and 2011-2012 Saab 9-4X vehicles manufactured February 1, 2011, to September 13, 2011. On the affected vehicles, the jam nut in the rear suspension toe adjuster link may not be torqued to the proper specification. A loose toe adjuster link can cause the vehicle to sway or wander at highway speeds. A loose toe adjuster link may lead to thread damage and eventual failure. Failure of the toe adjuster link will cause an abrupt change in the vehicle's alignment.
- The risk
- Failure of the toe adjuster link could cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the torque of the left and right rear toe link adjuster lock nuts, and replace the parts if there is evidence of damage or a loose link, free of charge. The The recall began November 11, 2014. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006 or Saab customer service at 1-800-955-9007. GM's number for this recall is 14457.
Reported September 19, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V571000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V571000, 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: September 19, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted