Chevrolet Recalls

General Motors is recalling 12,200 model year 2019-2020 Chevrolet 4500HD, 5500HD, and 6500HD medium duty trucks.

If the vehicle's body control module (BCM) loses communication with the vehicle's electronic brake control module (EBCM), the EBCM software programming may not illuminate the vehicle's ABS malfunction indicator light (MIL).

If a driver is unaware that the ABS system is malfunctioning, there may be an increased risk of a crash.

What to do

GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the software calibration for the body control module (BCM).

This recall is expected to begin July 13, 2020.

Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at (800) 222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N202305070.

General Motors is recalling 1,826 model year 2015-2016 Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit (PPV) and SS vehicles.

Corrosion of the connector between the electric power steering module and the torque sensor connector may cause a loss of electric power steering assist.

A greater steering effort would be needed to control the vehicle if power steering is lost, increasing the risk of a crash.

What to do

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear assembly free of charge.

The recall is expected to begin June 22, 2020.

Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at (800) 222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N192285350.

General Motors is recalling 897 model year 2019-2020 Chevrolet Bolt EVs.

The door-handle cable inside the rear doors may be too long, allowing contact with the window when it is opened, possibly damaging the cable.

A damaged cable may cause the rear door to open unintentionally when the rear window is opened.

Additionally, it may cause the rear inside door handle to not work.

If the rear door opens while the vehicle is being driven, or the door handle fails to open the rear door, there is an increased risk of injury to the rear passengers.

What to do

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear inside door-handle cables free of charge.

The recall is expected to begin May 11, 2020.

Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at (800) 222-1020. GM's number for this recall is A202298320.

General Motors is recalling 476 model year 2014-2016 Chevrolet SS vehicles that previously received an inspect-only remedy under a previous recall.

Corrosion of the connector between the electric power steering module and the torque sensor connector may cause a loss of electric power steering assist.

A greater steering effort would be needed to control the vehicle if power steering is lost, increasing the risk of a crash.

What to do

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear assembly free of charge.

The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule.

Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at (800) 222-1020 or GM customer service at (586) 596-1733. GM's number for this recall is N192265980.

General Motors is recalling 1,145 model year 2010-2011 Chevrolet Malibus.

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver front airbag, the airbag inflator may explode due to being overpressurized.

If the inflator explodes, sharp metal fragments may strike the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

What to do

GM has notified owners, and dealers will replace the front driver airbag module, free of charge.

Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed February 8, 2019. Owners will receive a second notice when the remedy becomes available, which is expected to be in late March 2019.

Owners may contact GM customer service at 800) 522-9559.

GM's number for this recall is N182206630.

General Motors is recalling 66 model year 2016-2018 Chevrolet Malibus.

During servicing, a Passenger Presence System (PPS) may have been installed that was not correctly calibrated to the vehicle's seat type.

As a result, the PPS may not properly identify an adult passenger from a child passenger in the front passenger seat, potentially causing the airbag to not deploy when it should, or to deploy when it shouldn't.

In the event of a crash, improper airbag deployment can increase the risk of injury.

What to do

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger PPS seat service kit, free of charge.

The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule.

Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 18208.

General Motors is recalling 489 model year 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1s.

Hard braking or acceleration may cause the sensing diagnostic module (SDM) to enter a fault state.

As a result, the SDM will not provide crash sensing or deploy the necessary air bags in the event of a crash.

If the air bags do not deploy as designed, the occupants have an increased risk of injury.

What to do

GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the SDM with updated software, free of charge.

The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule.

Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 18195.

General Motors is recalling 71 model year 2018 Chevrolet Sonics.

A joint in the driver's seat-back frame may not be properly welded, reducing the strength of the seat-back frame.

The seat-back may fail in the event of a rear-impact crash, increasing the risk of injury.

What to do

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seat-back, free of charge.

The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule.

Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 18178.

General Motors is recalling 111,966 model year 2016-2018 Chevrolet Cruze LS vehicles, equipped with a gasoline engine and a tire inflator kit instead of a spare tire.

The vehicles may leak gasoline following a rear-impact crash and a rollover.

A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.

What to do

GM will notify owners, and dealers will install a lock-ring on the fuel tank that will shield the fuel tank vapor pressure sensor from damage in a rear-impact crash, free of charge.

The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 18159.

General Motors is recalling 6,204 model year 2014-2016 Chevrolet SS vehicles.

Corrosion of the connector between the electric power steering module and the torque sensor connector may cause a loss of electric power steering assist.

A greater steering effort would be needed to control the vehicle if power steering is lost, increasing the risk of a crash.

What to do

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the steering gear assembly, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule.

Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 17248.

General Motors is recalling 17,197 model year 2016-2017 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles.

A bracket used in the driver or front passenger seat-back recliner mechanism may have been incorrectly welded to the seat-back frame. As a result, in the event of a crash, the head-restraints may not function properly.

As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 202a, "Head Restraints."

The seat-backs for the front seats may break in a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the occupants.

What to do

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front passenger seats, replacing any with seat-back frames that are incorrectly welded, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule.

Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 17035.