General Motors LLC: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
General Motors LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 30, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 210,628. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will bleed the vehicle's brake system, free of charge. The recall began October 11, 2018. 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.
19 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Buick Lacrosse | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Buick Regal | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Cadillac XTS | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV | 179 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| 2019 Chevrolet Cruze | 23 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 Chevrolet Equinox | 310 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
| 2019 Chevrolet Impala | 28 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 Chevrolet Volt | 34 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 GMC Terrain | 187 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 Buick Lacrosse | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Buick Regal | 19 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 Cadillac XTS | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV | 89 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 Chevrolet Cruze | 109 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 2018 Chevrolet Equinox | 410 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 2018 Chevrolet Impala | 59 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 Chevrolet Malibu | 700 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 2018 Chevrolet Volt | 227 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 GMC Terrain | 226 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
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 18V576000.
Full record for the 2019 Buick Lacrosse → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →