NHTSA Campaign 18V586000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 18V586000 covers 5 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 18V586000 with NHTSA on September 7, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V586000, NHTSA lists up to 1,015,918 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 19, 2013 and July 23, 2015.
The 18V586000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V586000 were scheduled from October 12, 2018, 35 days after the report.
18V586000 covers 5 models from Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 18V586000 covers have filed at least 356 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V586000 vehicles, the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has the most (161).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V586000 ranks 12 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 18V586000, General Motors LLC has 18 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 18V586000 was 17V414000, reported on June 29, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Sierra 1500 and Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade vehicles. Electric power steering (EPS) assist may be lost momentarily, followed by a sudden return of EPS assist.
- The risk
- If EPS assist is lost and then suddenly returns, the driver may have difficulty steering the vehicle, especially at low speeds, 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 October 12, 2018. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18289.
Reported September 7, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V586000 (5)
Chevrolet (2)
Cadillac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V586000, 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: September 7, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted