Buick Electrical System

Buick is recalling about 106,307 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. If the module experiences an electrical short, the vehicle could stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
14V614000
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
Reported
1 October 2014
Vehicles
106,307
Built between
Jun 2013 – Feb 2014
Models
15
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
26 December 2014
Repaired
85%
Unrepaired
15,968

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2013 and February 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2014 Buick EnclaveBuilt June 2013 to October 2013
  • 2013-2014 Cadillac CTSBuilt June 2013 to October 2013
  • 2013-2014 Cadillac EscaladeBuilt June 2013 to October 2013
  • 2013-2014 Cadillac Escalade ESVBuilt June 2013 to September 2013
  • 2014 Chevrolet ExpressBuilt August 2013 to October 2013
  • 2014 Chevrolet ImpalaBuilt June 2013 to February 2014
  • 2014 Chevrolet SilveradoBuilt June 2013 to October 2013
  • 2013-2014 Chevrolet SuburbanBuilt June 2013 to November 2013
  • 2013-2014 Chevrolet TahoeBuilt June 2013 to October 2013
  • 2014 Chevrolet TraverseBuilt June 2013 to October 2013
  • 2014 GMC AcadiaBuilt June 2013 to September 2013
  • 2014 GMC SavanaBuilt August 2013 to September 2013
  • 2014 GMC SierraBuilt July 2013 to October 2013
  • 2013-2014 GMC YukonBuilt June 2013 to January 2014
  • 2013-2014 GMC Yukon XLBuilt June 2013 to October 2013

Repair progress

15,968 of 106,307 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2016.

85% repaired — 90,029 of 106,307 reported

Owners not reachable
212
Scrapped or exported
98

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 2013-2014 Cadillac CTS, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL, and 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Express, Impala, Silverado HD, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Savana, and Sierra HD vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the chassis electronic module may be internally contaminated, resulting in an electrical short.

What could happen

If the module experiences an electrical short, the vehicle could stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the chassis electronic module, free of charge. The recall began on December 26, 2014.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2013 to February 2014
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA1 October 2014
  3. Owners notified26 December 2014
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2016 — 85% 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 1 October 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 GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM’s number for this recall is 14515.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
14515
Recalling manufacturer
General Motors LLC
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

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.

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