- Vehicles
- 30,566
- Built between
- Nov 2010 – Jan 2011
- Models
- 14
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 11 January 2011
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2010 and January 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2011 Cadillac EscaladeBuilt December 2010 to January 2011
- 2011 Cadillac Escalade ESVBuilt December 2010 to January 2011
- 2011 Cadillac Escalade EXTBuilt November 2010 to December 2010
- 2011 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500Built November 2010 to December 2010
- 2011 Chevrolet ColoradoBuilt December 2010 to January 2011
- 2011 Chevrolet Express 1500
- 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500Built November 2010 to January 2011
- 2011 Chevrolet Suburban 1500Built November 2010 to January 2011
- 2011 Chevrolet TahoeBuilt November 2010 to January 2011
- 2011 GMC CanyonBuilt December 2010 to January 2011
- 2011 GMC Savana 1500
- 2011 GMC Sierra 1500Built November 2010 to December 2010
- 2011 GMC YukonBuilt November 2010 to January 2011
- 2011 GMC Yukon XL 1500Built November 2010 to January 2011
What the defect is
General motors is recalling certain model year 2011 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, colorado, express, silverado, suburban, tahoe; and gmc canyon, sierra, savana, yukon and yukon xl vehicles. The rear axle cross pins were not properly heat treated and could fracture and become displaced within the rear axle. Should the pin shift out of position, it could create an interference condition and cause the rear axle to lock.
What could happen
The driver may not be able to maintain directional control of the vehicle and a crash could occur without warning.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW REAR AXLE CROSS PIN FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 11, 2011.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2010 to January 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 January 2011
- Owners notified11 January 2011
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 6 January 2011.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, gmc at 1-866-996-9463 and at the owner center at www.gmownercenter.com.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 10426A
- Recalling manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
This recall campaign is an expansion to 10V-643.GM'S safety recall no. 10426A.OWNERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.