NHTSA Campaign 17V414000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 17V414000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: electric power assist system. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 17V414000 with NHTSA on June 29, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V414000, NHTSA lists up to 690,685 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 30, 2013 and September 4, 2014.
The 17V414000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V414000 were scheduled from August 10, 2017, 42 days after the report.
17V414000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2014.
Owners of the model years 17V414000 covers have filed at least 564 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V414000 vehicles, the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has the most (408).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V414000 ranks 16 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 17V414000, General Motors LLC has 18 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 17V414000 was 17V382000, reported on June 15, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles. The vehicles may have a temporary loss of electric power steering (EPS) assist, especially during low-speed turning maneuvers.
- The risk
- If EPS assist is lost and then returns, the driver might lose temporary control of the steering wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the EPS module software, free of charge. The recall began on August 10, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-432-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17276.
Reported June 29, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V414000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V414000, 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 29, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted