NHTSA Campaign 15V415000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
NHTSA campaign 15V415000 covers 19 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: body: hatchback/liftgate. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 15V415000 with NHTSA on June 30, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V415000, NHTSA lists up to 691,144 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 15, 2006 and March 9, 2012.
The 15V415000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V415000 were scheduled from November 15, 2016, 504 days after the report.
15V415000 covers 4 models from GMC, Saturn, Buick and Chevrolet, model years 2007–2012.
Owners of the model years 15V415000 covers have filed at least 419 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V415000 vehicles, the 2008 GMC Acadia has the most (87).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V415000 ranks 15 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V415000, General Motors LLC has 4 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 15V415000 was 14V489000, reported on August 8, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured January 3, 2007, to February 29, 2012, 2009-2012 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured July 6, 2008, to March 9, 2012, 2007-2012 GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured September 15, 2006, to February 29, 2012, and 2007-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles manufactured August 17, 2006, to March 18, 2010. The affected vehicles, equipped with the power liftgate option, have gas struts that hold the power liftgate up when open. These struts may prematurely wear and the open liftgate may suddenly fall.
- The risk
- If the open liftgate unexpectedly falls, it may strike a person, increasing their risk of injury.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the power liftgate actuator motor control unit so that the motor will prevent the rapid closing of the lift gate, free of charge. The recall began on November 15, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782, and Saturn customer service at 1-800-553-6000. GM's number for this recall is 15240.
Reported June 30, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V415000 (19)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V415000, 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: June 30, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted