Chevrolet Steering: Electric Power Assist System

Chevrolet is recalling about 690,685 vehicles over a problem with the steering. If EPS assist is lost and then returns, the driver might lose temporary control of the steering wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
17V414000
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
Reported
29 June 2017
Vehicles
690,685
Built between
Jan 2013 – Sep 2014
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
10 August 2017
Repaired
75%
Unrepaired
163,990

Does this affect my vehicle?

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

  • 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500Built January 2013 to September 2014
  • 2014 GMC Sierra 1500Built January 2013 to September 2014

Repair progress

163,990 of 690,685 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2018.

75% repaired — 520,105 of 690,685 reported

Owners not reachable
6,567
Scrapped or exported
23

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 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles. The vehicles may have a temporary loss of electric power steering (EPS) assist, especially during low-speed turning maneuvers.

What could happen

If EPS assist is lost and then returns, the driver might lose temporary control of the steering wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the EPS module software, free of charge. The recall began on August 10, 2017.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2013 to September 2014
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA29 June 2017
  3. Owners notified10 August 2017
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2018 — 75% 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 29 June 2017.

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 GMC customer service at 1-800-432-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17276.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
17276
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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