NHTSA Campaign 20V668000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 20V668000 covers 25 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 20V668000 with NHTSA on October 29, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V668000, NHTSA lists up to 194,105 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V668000 were scheduled from December 15, 2020, 47 days after the report.
20V668000 covers 12 models from Buick, Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac, model years 2018–2020.
Owners of the model years 20V668000 covers have filed at least 1,245 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V668000 vehicles, the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse has the most (196).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V668000 ranks 44 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 20V668000, General Motors LLC has 16 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 20V668000 was 20V650000, reported on October 22, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Cruze and Buick LaCrosse, 2018-2020 Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Terrain, 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, 2019-2020 Buick Encore, Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Acadia, and 2020 Cadillac XT6 vehicles. The start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing bolts.
- The risk
- Missing bolts on the start-stop accumulator endcap could result in a transmission oil leak and may progress to a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash. A transmission fluid leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of fire.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the start-stop transmission accumulator and replace it if any bolts are missing, free of charge. The recall began December 15, 2020. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick Customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N202313440.
Reported October 29, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V668000 (25)
Chevrolet (11)
Buick (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V668000, 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: October 29, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted