NHTSA Campaign 15V064000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 15V064000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: electric power assist system. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 15V064000 with NHTSA on February 4, 2015; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 15V064000, NHTSA lists up to 69,633 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2006 and June 30, 2006.
The 15V064000 report reached NHTSA 9 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V064000 were scheduled from February 24, 2015, 20 days after the report.
15V064000 covers 3 models from Chevrolet and Pontiac, model years 2006–2007.
Owners of the model years 15V064000 covers have filed at least 3,456 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V064000 vehicles, the 2006 Pontiac G6 has the most (1,220).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V064000 ranks 67 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V064000, General Motors LLC has 18 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 15V064000 was 14V719000, reported on November 10, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Chevrolet Malibu and Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured April 1, 2006, to June 30, 2006, and 2006-2007 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured April 18, 2006, to June 30, 2006. In the affected vehicles, there may be a sudden loss of electric power steering (EPS) assist that could occur at any time while driving.
- The risk
- If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the torque sensor assembly, free of charge. The recall began February 24, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. GM's number for this recall is 14772. Note: This is an expansion of recall 14V-153 to cover additional vehicles built between April 1, 2006 and June 30, 2006.
Reported February 4, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V064000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V064000, 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: February 4, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted