- Vehicles
- 3,738
- Built between
- Feb 2016 – Apr 2016
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 18 May 2016
- Repaired
- 99%
- Unrepaired
- 20
Safety advisories
Do not drive this vehicle
NHTSA and the manufacturer advise that affected vehicles should not be driven until the recall repair has been completed. Contact your dealer to arrange the repair, and ask about transport in the meantime.
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2016 and April 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2016 Cadillac EscaladeBuilt February 2016 to April 2016
- 2016 Cadillac Escalade ESVBuilt February 2016 to April 2016
- 2016-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500Built February 2016 to April 2016
- 2016 Chevrolet SuburbanBuilt April 2016 to April 2016
- 2016 Chevrolet TahoeBuilt February 2016 to April 2016
- 2016 GMC Sierra 1500Built February 2016 to April 2016
- 2016 GMC YukonBuilt February 2016 to April 2016
- 2016 GMC Yukon XLBuilt February 2016 to April 2016
Repair progress
20 of 3,738 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2018.
99% repaired — 3,715 of 3,738 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 1
- Scrapped or exported
- 2
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 2016-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and 2016 Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Sierra, GMC Yukon and GMC Yukon XL vehicles. The front upper control arms may have inadequate welds near the control arm bushing.
What could happen
Inadequate welds may allow the control arm to separate from the bushing, compromising steering and increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left and right front upper control arms and realign the vehicle, free of charge. The recall began on May 18, 2016. Until the repairs have been made, owners are advised not to drive their vehicles.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2016 to April 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA28 April 2016
- Owners notified18 May 2016
- Latest repair reportQ2 2018 — 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 28 April 2016.
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, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 42190.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 42190
- 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.