NHTSA Campaign 15V146000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 15V146000 covers 2 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 15V146000 with NHTSA on March 13, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V146000, NHTSA lists up to 2,295 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 18, 2014 and February 17, 2015.
The 15V146000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V146000 were scheduled from April 24, 2015, 42 days after the report.
15V146000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and Buick, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 15V146000 covers have filed at least 41 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V146000 vehicles, the 2015 Buick Encore has the most (27).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V146000 ranks 165 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V146000, General Motors LLC has 18 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 15V146000 was 15V064000, reported on February 4, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick Encore vehicles manufactured November 27, 2014, to February 24, 2015, and 2015 Chevrolet Trax vehicles manufactured November 18, 2014, to February 17, 2015. The steering column assembly housing may contact the power steering printed circuit board causing the circuit board to wear.
- The risk
- The circuit board wear may cause a sudden loss of electric power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the steering column assembly, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began April 24, 2015. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15168.
Reported March 13, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V146000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
Buick (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V146000, 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: March 13, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted