NHTSA Campaign 17V116000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 17V116000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: electric power assist system. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 17V116000 with NHTSA on February 23, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V116000, NHTSA lists up to 2,085 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 23, 2016 and November 2, 2016.
The 17V116000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V116000 were scheduled from March 14, 2017, 19 days after the report.
17V116000 covers 1 model from Buick, model years 2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V116000 ranks 169 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 17V116000, General Motors LLC has 18 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 17V116000 was 16V108000, reported on February 24, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017 Buick LaCrosse vehicles. The electrical connectors for the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) system may not be properly sealed. As a result, water may enter and corrode the connectors possibly resulting in a loss of power steering.
- The risk
- A loss of power steering may result in increased manual steering effort, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect correct the seal seating and secure the EPS connector seals, free of charge. The recall began on March 14, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is 17085.
Reported February 23, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V116000 (1)
Buick (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V116000, 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 23, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted