- Vehicles
- 210,628
- Built between
- Mar 2018 – Jul 2018
- Models
- 10
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 11 October 2018
- Repaired
- 96%
- Unrepaired
- 8,235
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2018 and July 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2018-2019 Buick LacrosseBuilt March 2018 to June 2018
- 2018-2019 Buick RegalBuilt May 2018 to June 2018
- 2018-2019 Cadillac XTSBuilt April 2018 to June 2018
- 2018-2019 Chevrolet Bolt EVBuilt March 2018 to July 2018
- 2018-2019 Chevrolet CruzeBuilt March 2018 to June 2018
- 2018-2019 Chevrolet EquinoxBuilt March 2018 to June 2018
- 2018-2019 Chevrolet ImpalaBuilt April 2018 to June 2018
- 2018 Chevrolet MalibuBuilt March 2018 to June 2018
- 2018-2019 Chevrolet VoltBuilt March 2018 to June 2018
- 2018-2019 GMC TerrainBuilt March 2018 to June 2018
Repair progress
8,235 of 210,628 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2020.
96% repaired — 201,894 of 210,628 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 482
- Scrapped or exported
- 17
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 2018-2019 Chevrolet Equinox, Impala, Cruze, Volt and Bolt EV vehicles, GMC Terrain vehicles, Buick Lacrosse and Regal vehicles, Cadillac XTS and XTS Professional vehicles and 2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating causing gas pockets to form, potentially reducing rear brake performance.
What could happen
A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
GM will notify owners, and dealers will bleed the vehicle's brake system, free of charge. The recall began October 11, 2018.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2018 to July 2018
- Recall reported to NHTSA30 August 2018
- Owners notified11 October 2018
- Latest repair reportQ1 2020 — 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 30 August 2018.
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 Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18279.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 18279
- 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.