NHTSA Campaign 15V416000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
NHTSA campaign 15V416000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/cd etc.. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 15V416000 with NHTSA on June 30, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V416000, NHTSA lists up to 45,785 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 18, 2014 and June 10, 2015.
The 15V416000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V416000 were scheduled from August 11, 2015, 42 days after the report.
15V416000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet, model years 2014–2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V416000 ranks 86 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V416000, General Motors LLC has 8 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 15V416000 was 15V162000, reported on March 20, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Spark vehicles manufactured April 30, 2014, to May 20, 2015, and 2015 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles manufactured June 18, 2014, to June 10, 2015. In the affected vehicles, equipped with the base radio and OnStar, the radio may lock up due to a software issue, causing the display to go blank and all audio functions to cease. Because of this, there may be no warning chimes such as the reminder to buckle the seat belt and the key being left in ignition when the driver goes to exit the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208 "Occupant Crash Protection", and 114 "Theft Protection."
- The risk
- Without audible indicators, the driver may leave the key in the ignition, increasing the risk of theft. If a driver or front passenger does not buckle their seat belt, there would be no chime to remind them to fasten their seat belts. If a driver or passenger does not buckle their seat belt there is an increased risk that they will be injured in a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the radio software, free of charge. The recall began on August 11, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15504.
Reported June 30, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V416000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V416000, 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