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Was there a single week in 2014 without General Motors to announce a new recall operation? With the tally now well over 20 million glitchy vehicles, a further 506,873 cars have been recently called back over various faults in four different campaigns.
Starting with the most numerous of the four, General Motors informs that the 2014 – 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks, with the addition of the 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Yukon and Yukon XL SUVs may be fitted with a glitchy transfer case. Some 392,459 of these large vehicles are located in the U.S., with 53k in Canada and 20k sold outside North America.
According to the manufacturer, the transfer case may electronically switch to neutral without the driver's input. If this switch to neutral occurs while the car is in motion, no power will be sent to the wheels. If the vehicle is stopped or parked, it may roll away if the parking brake is not set. Fortunately, no crashes or injuries related to this issue have been reported.
Solely in the United States, GM needs to inspect some 4,794 Chevrolet Caprice cars adapted for police use from the 2013 and 2014 model years and the 2014 Chevrolet SS sport sedan. The Detroit manufacturer announces that the windshield wiper module assembly is the culprit in both cases. Specifically, the wipers may stop operating if the motor gear teeth become stripped. Further more, an estimated 1,939 Chevrolet Corvette Stingrays from the 2014 model year are called back for the replacement of the rear shock absorbers due to sub-standard welds that could lead to a fracture or reduce the shocks' service life.
Last but not least, the 2013 – 2014 Chevrolet Cruze has been called back after a stop-sale order from General Motors over Takata-sourced airbag inflators. Circa 30,000 Cruze sedans from the U.S. and 4,066 from Canada are fitted with driver's front airbag inflators that may rupture. If that happens, the airbag may not inflate properly when deployed, but the consequences are greater than just that. GM says that metal pieces could be propelled by the inflator into the cabin, possibly striking and seriously injuring the driver and passengers. Yikes! Only one non-fatal injury has been identified to be related with the aforementioned issue.
According to the manufacturer, the transfer case may electronically switch to neutral without the driver's input. If this switch to neutral occurs while the car is in motion, no power will be sent to the wheels. If the vehicle is stopped or parked, it may roll away if the parking brake is not set. Fortunately, no crashes or injuries related to this issue have been reported.
Solely in the United States, GM needs to inspect some 4,794 Chevrolet Caprice cars adapted for police use from the 2013 and 2014 model years and the 2014 Chevrolet SS sport sedan. The Detroit manufacturer announces that the windshield wiper module assembly is the culprit in both cases. Specifically, the wipers may stop operating if the motor gear teeth become stripped. Further more, an estimated 1,939 Chevrolet Corvette Stingrays from the 2014 model year are called back for the replacement of the rear shock absorbers due to sub-standard welds that could lead to a fracture or reduce the shocks' service life.
Last but not least, the 2013 – 2014 Chevrolet Cruze has been called back after a stop-sale order from General Motors over Takata-sourced airbag inflators. Circa 30,000 Cruze sedans from the U.S. and 4,066 from Canada are fitted with driver's front airbag inflators that may rupture. If that happens, the airbag may not inflate properly when deployed, but the consequences are greater than just that. GM says that metal pieces could be propelled by the inflator into the cabin, possibly striking and seriously injuring the driver and passengers. Yikes! Only one non-fatal injury has been identified to be related with the aforementioned issue.
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