Chevrolet Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Caliper

Chevrolet is recalling about 24,380 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. If the vehicle experiences a brake fluid leak it can increase the stopping distance, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Campaign
15V278000
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
Reported
12 May 2015
Vehicles
24,380
Built between
Jan 2014 – Dec 2014
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
9 June 2015
Repaired
96%
Unrepaired
1,069

Does this affect my vehicle?

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

  • 2015 Chevrolet ColoradoBuilt January 2014 to December 2014
  • 2015 GMC CanyonBuilt January 2014 to December 2014

Repair progress

1,069 of 24,380 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2016.

96% repaired — 23,311 of 24,380 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 Colorado, and GMC Canyon trucks manufactured January 6, 2014, to December 24, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience the front brake calipers leaking brake fluid. This is due to air pockets, an imperfection in the metal caliper body.

What could happen

If the vehicle experiences a brake fluid leak it can increase the stopping distance, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the front-brake calipers if necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 9, 2015.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2014 to December 2014
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA12 May 2015
  3. Owners notified9 June 2015
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2016 — 96% 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 12 May 2015.

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 14888.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
14888
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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