- Vehicles
- 205,309
- Built between
- Feb 2012 – Sep 2014
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 28 October 2014
- Repaired
- 97%
- Unrepaired
- 6,390
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2012 and September 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2013-2015 Cadillac XTSBuilt February 2012 to August 2014
- 2014-2015 Chevrolet ImpalaBuilt November 2012 to September 2014
Repair progress
6,390 of 205,309 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2016.
97% repaired — 198,810 of 205,309 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 109
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Cadillac XTS vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, to August 22, 2014, and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured November 5, 2012, to September 2, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the electronic parking brake piston actuation arm may not fully retract causing the brake pads to stay partially engaged.
What could happen
Brake pads that remain partially engaged with the rotors may cause excessive brake heat that may result in a fire.
What gets fixed
GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the electronic parking brake software, free of charge. The recall began on October 28, 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2012 to September 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 September 2014
- Owners notified28 October 2014
- Latest repair reportQ1 2016 — 97% repaired
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 9 September 2014.
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 Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14471.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 14471
- Recalling manufacturer
- General Motors LLC
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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.