NHTSA Campaign 16V802000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
NHTSA campaign 16V802000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 16V802000 with NHTSA on November 4, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V802000, NHTSA lists up to 1,844 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 16, 2017 and May 9, 2016.
The 16V802000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V802000 were scheduled from December 12, 2016, 38 days after the report.
16V802000 covers 2 models from Cadillac and GMC, model years 2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V802000 ranks 174 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V802000, General Motors LLC has 19 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 16V802000 was 16V069000, reported on February 5, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2017 Cadillac XT5 vehicles manufactured April 16, 2016, to May 9, 2016, and 2017 GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured April 19, 2016, to April 22, 2016. The front brake calipers may have a torn or misaligned caliper piston seal which may allow brake fluid to leak.
- The risk
- If there is a brake fluid leak, braking performance may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front brake calipers, replacing the brake caliper assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2016. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 16096.
Reported November 4, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V802000 (2)
Cadillac (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V802000, 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: November 4, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted