General Motors LLC: Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
General Motors LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 3, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 36,413. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 Chevrolet Impala police vehicles because the front lower control arms may fracture. This safety recall does not include non-police Chevrolet Impala vehicles.
The risk
A broken control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace both front lower control arms, free of charge. The safety recall began on August 21, 2012. Owners may contact the Chevrolet owner center at 1-866-694-6546.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Chevrolet Impala | 258 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 2011 Chevrolet Impala | 505 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| 2010 Chevrolet Impala | 442 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 2009 Chevrolet Impala | 824 | 5 | 9 | 43 |
| 2008 Chevrolet Impala | 810 | 2 | 10 | 51 |
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 12V377000.
Full record for the 2012 Chevrolet Impala → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →