General Motors LLC: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Wheel Speed Sensor/Tone Ring
General Motors LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 24, 2019 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 652,967. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a wheel-speed sensor fails, while the vehicle is traveling between 41 and 60 mph in four-wheel or automatic mode, the Electronic-Brake Control Module (EBCM) software may activate the driveline-protection system.
The risk
Unintended activation of the driveline-protection system will cause unintended braking on the wheel on the opposite side of the failed sensor, causing the vehicle to pull to one side unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the EBCM, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N192261050.
28 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Chevrolet Suburban | 44 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe | 57 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 GMC Yukon | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Chevrolet Suburban | 78 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe | 109 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2019 GMC Yukon | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 523 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| 2018 Chevrolet Suburban | 84 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe | 105 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 GMC Sierra 1500 | 305 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 2018 GMC Yukon | 70 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 714 | 7 | 12 | 36 |
| 2017 Chevrolet Suburban | 142 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe | 175 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 | 355 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 2017 GMC Yukon | 196 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 797 | 12 | 10 | 42 |
| 2016 Chevrolet Suburban | 220 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe | 256 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 | 343 | 8 | 13 | 11 |
| 2016 GMC Yukon | 271 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 1,111 | 11 | 14 | 58 |
| 2015 Chevrolet Suburban | 431 | 11 | 8 | 21 |
| 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe | 659 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 | 720 | 9 | 9 | 23 |
| 2015 GMC Yukon | 529 | 10 | 4 | 9 |
| 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 1,437 | 6 | 18 | 61 |
| 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 | 743 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
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 19V761000.
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