General Motors LLC: Tires
General Motors LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 5, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 7,516. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT5, GMC Acadia and Chevrolet Traverse vehicles and 2020-2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles. The vehicles may have been manufactured with Continental tires that were overcured.
The risk
Overcured tires may experience a carcass break in the sidewall resulting in a sudden air loss or could develop a belt edge separation which could lead to partial or full tread/belt loss. Either condition increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect vehicles and replace tires that have DOT number and production mold number combinations identified by Continental, free of charge. The recall began December 17, 2020. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N202319030.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 855 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 | 599 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 Buick Enclave | 61 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 Cadillac XT5 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 750 | 12 | 10 | 13 |
| 2020 Chevrolet Traverse | 235 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 2020 GMC Acadia | 106 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 | 484 | 12 | 5 | 12 |
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 20V684000.
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