General Motors LLC: Electrical System
General Motors LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 1, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 106,307. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac CTS, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL, and 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Express, Impala, Silverado HD, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Savana, and Sierra HD vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the chassis electronic module may be internally contaminated, resulting in an electrical short.
The risk
If the module experiences an electrical short, the vehicle could stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the chassis electronic module, free of charge. The recall began on December 26, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GMs number for this recall is 14515.
22 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Buick Enclave | 292 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 2014 Cadillac CTS | 146 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 Cadillac Escalade | 20 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 Cadillac Escalade Esv | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Chevrolet Express | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Chevrolet Impala | 638 | 12 | 8 | 19 |
| 2014 Chevrolet Silverado | 124 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2014 Chevrolet Suburban | 59 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe | 90 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 Chevrolet Traverse | 548 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2014 GMC Acadia | 463 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 2014 GMC Savana | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 GMC Sierra | 101 | 12 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 GMC Yukon | 56 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 GMC Yukon XL | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 Cadillac CTS | 73 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2013 Cadillac Escalade | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Cadillac Escalade Esv | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Chevrolet Suburban | 118 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe | 233 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 GMC Yukon | 117 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 GMC Yukon XL | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
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 14V614000.
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