Buick / Cadillac / Chevrolet and more recall: Service brakes, hydraulic
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Buick Lacrosse 2018–2019
- Buick Regal 2018–2019
- Cadillac Xts 2018–2019
- Chevrolet Bolt Ev 2018–2019
- Chevrolet Cruze 2018–2019
- Chevrolet Equinox 2018–2019
- Chevrolet Impala 2018–2019
- Chevrolet Malibu 2018
- Chevrolet Volt 2018–2019
- Gmc Terrain 2018–2019
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 18V576000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 30, 2018
- Owners notified
- Oct 11, 2018
- Vehicles or items affected
- 210,628
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Apr 18, 2018 to Jun 21, 2018
- Part
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Caliper
- Maker's own recall number
- 18279
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Chevrolet recall: Air bags Jul 5, 2016
- Buick / Chevrolet / Oldsmobile and more recall: Engine and engine cooling Oct 26, 2015
- Chevrolet recall: Air bags Jul 24, 2015
- Chevrolet recall: Parking brake Apr 6, 2015
- Buick / Chevrolet / Pontiac recall: Engine and engine cooling Apr 6, 2015
- Chevrolet recall: Parking brake Feb 11, 2015
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.