NHTSA Campaign 18V252000
VISIBILITY
NHTSA campaign 18V252000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the visibility. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 18V252000 with NHTSA on April 19, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V252000, NHTSA lists up to 379 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2018 and March 5, 2018.
The 18V252000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V252000 were scheduled from May 15, 2018, 26 days after the report.
18V252000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V252000 ranks 196 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 18V252000, General Motors LLC has 12 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 18V252000 was 16V844000, reported on November 21, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Chevrolet Equinox vehicles. The driver and front passenger door window glass may not be properly tempered. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 205, "Glazing Materials."
- The risk
- If the glass is not tempered properly, and the window is broken, the glass can break into large pieces, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the glass in the front doors, free of charge. The recall began May 15, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 18136.
Reported April 19, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V252000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V252000, 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 19, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted