NHTSA Campaign 16V257000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
NHTSA campaign 16V257000 covers 9 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 16V257000 with NHTSA on April 28, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V257000, NHTSA lists up to 317,572 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 24, 2012 and April 7, 2016.
The 16V257000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V257000 were scheduled from May 26, 2016, 28 days after the report.
16V257000 covers 3 models from Chevrolet, model years 2013–2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V257000 ranks 35 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V257000, General Motors LLC has 8 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 16V257000 was 15V416000, reported on June 30, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Chevrolet Sonic and Trax vehicles and 2013-2015 Chevrolet Spark vehicles equipped with a Bring Your Own Media radio. The affected radios may fail to provide an audible warning chime when the driver, after turning off the ignition and leaving the key in the cylinder, waits 10 minutes or longer to open the door. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114 "Theft Protection."
- The risk
- Without audible indicators, the driver may leave the key in the ignition, increasing the risk of theft.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the radio software, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 17130.
Reported April 28, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V257000 (9)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V257000, 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: April 28, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted