Chevrolet Steering: Electric Power Assist System

Chevrolet is recalling about 679 vehicles over a problem with the steering. An unexpected loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash.

Campaign
14V719000
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
Reported
10 November 2014
Vehicles
679
Built between
Oct 2014 – Oct 2014
Models
5
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
17 November 2014
Repaired
99%
Unrepaired
9

Does this affect my vehicle?

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

  • 2015 Chevrolet SilveradoBuilt October 2014 to October 2014
  • 2015 Chevrolet SuburbanBuilt October 2014 to October 2014
  • 2015 Chevrolet TahoeBuilt October 2014 to October 2014
  • 2015 GMC SierraBuilt October 2014 to October 2014
  • 2015 GMC YukonBuilt October 2014 to October 2014

Repair progress

9 of 679 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2016.

99% repaired — 670 of 679 reported

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 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra, and Yukon XL vehicles, equipped with electric power steering (EPS). Due to a problem with the EPS module, the affected vehicles may experience a sudden loss of power steering assist during vehicle operation.

What could happen

An unexpected loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering assist motor kit, free of charge. The recall began on November 17, 2014.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2014 to October 2014
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA10 November 2014
  3. Owners notified17 November 2014
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2016 — 99% 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 10 November 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 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14743.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
14743
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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