NHTSA Campaign 19V652000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
NHTSA campaign 19V652000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 19V652000 with NHTSA on September 12, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 19V652000, NHTSA lists up to 93,722 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2017.
The 19V652000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V652000 were scheduled from November 6, 2019, 55 days after the report.
19V652000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2015–2018.
Owners of the model years 19V652000 covers have filed at least 44 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V652000 vehicles, the 2018 Chevrolet Trax has the most (34).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V652000 ranks 60 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 19V652000, General Motors LLC has 8 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 19V652000 was 19V312000, reported on April 18, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Chevrolet Trax vehicles. A joint in one or both of the front lower control arms may have been improperly welded. An improperly welded joint may break, resulting in the partial separation of the lower control arm from the vehicle.
- The risk
- A partial separation of the lower-control arm from the vehicle could cause the attached front wheel to toe outward, impacting the vehicle's handling and steering and increasing the risk of crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the left and right front lower-control arms, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 6, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is A192261870.
Reported September 12, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V652000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V652000, 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 12, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted