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General Motors LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 28, 2011 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 739. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV; CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD, SILVERADO LD, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; AND GMC SIERRA HD, SIERRA LD, YUKON, AND YUKON XL VEHICLES. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ATTACHING BOLTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION.
The risk
THIS COULD ALLOW THE JOINTS TO SEPARATE, AND THE DRIVER COULD EXPERIENCE LOSS OF STEERING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
GM DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND ENSURE THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT BOLTS ARE TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT JULY 13, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Cadillac Escalade | 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Cadillac Escalade Esv | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Chevrolet Silverado | 75 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2011 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 | 80 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe | 447 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 GMC Sierra | 43 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 GMC Yukon | 158 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 GMC Yukon XL 1500 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 11V339000.
Full record for the 2011 Cadillac Escalade → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →