General Motors, LLC: Steering
General Motors, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 13, 2025 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 10. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023-2024 BrightDrop Zevo 600 and 2024 Zevo 400 vehicles. The steering shaft may have been damaged during vehicle assembly and cause the steering to lock up.
The risk
Steering lock up increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the lower intermediate shaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2025. GM's number for this recall is N252495400.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Brightdrop Zevo 400 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Brightdrop Zevo 600 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Brightdrop Zevo 600 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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 25V156000.
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