NHTSA Campaign 16V084000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
NHTSA campaign 16V084000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: software. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 16V084000 with NHTSA on February 11, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V084000, NHTSA lists up to 139 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 8, 2015 and October 13, 2015.
The 16V084000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V084000 were scheduled from March 14, 2016, 32 days after the report.
16V084000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet, model years 2016.
Owners of the model years 16V084000 covers have filed at least 253 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V084000 vehicles, the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu has the most (222).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V084000 ranks 208 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V084000, General Motors LLC has 32 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 16V084000 was 15V640000, reported on October 9, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Genera Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Camaro, Malibu, Silverado and GMC Sierra vehicles. The radio may intermittently fail to provide an audio warning when the key has been left in the ignition and the door is opened or when the driver does not fasten their seat belt. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection", and/or 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- An unbelted driver is at a greater risk of injury in a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the radio software, free of charge. The recall began on March 14, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15808.
Reported February 11, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V084000 (2)
Chevrolet (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V084000, 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 11, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted