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General Motors has announced a voluntary recall involving about 1.5 million SUVs, vans and sedans. The automaker says the new call back is the result of Mary Barra’s request for an internal safety review following the ignition switch recall.
First up for investigation are approximately 1.18 million units of the 2008-2013 Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia, 2009-2013 Chevrolet Traverse and the 2008-2010 Saturn Outlook SUVs. These vehicles need to be brought to dealerships to have the wiring harness of their seat-mounted side airbags repair.
According to GM, the wiring harness connectors and splice need to be soldered together to prevent the non-deployment of the driver and passenger seat-mounted air bags in the event of a crash.
The second recall includes 303,000 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans from the 2009-2014 model years. The trouble with these vehicles is that they do not comply with a head impact requirement for unrestraint occupants. The manufacturer needs to reword the passenger instrument panel material on all vans with gross weights of 10,000 pounds or less.
Finally, GM is also recalling 63,900 Cadillac XTS built for the 2013 and 2014 model years. The full-size sedans may suffer from brake booster corrosion and that may result in overheating, which in turn could lead to melting of plastic components and an engine compartment fire.
All customers will be notified in due time and all repairs will be made at the company’s expense.
“Today’s announcement underscores the focus we’re putting on the safety and peace of mind of our customers. We are conducting an intense review of our internal processes and will have more developments to announce as we move forward,” GM CEO Mary Barra said in a statement.
General Motors noted that it expects to spend about $300 million in the first quarter for the cost of the repairs for the ignition switch-related and the aforementioned recalls.
Earlier this year, GM recalled 1.3 million vehicles in the United States for faulty ignition switches that may prevent the air bags from deploying in the event of a crash. 13 deaths have been linked to this issue, but a recent study says that 303 people could have been killed because of it between 2003-2012.
Both the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the US House committee have launched an investigation.
The US ignition switch recall includes about 1.3 million units of the 2005-2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2007 Pontiac G5, 2003-2007 Saturn Ion, 2006-2007 Chevrolet HHR, 2006-2007 Pontiac Solstice and 2006-2007 Saturn Sky. In Canada, GM recalled the 2005-2006 Pontiac Solstice, while its European arm, Opel, recalled the 2007 GT.
According to GM, the wiring harness connectors and splice need to be soldered together to prevent the non-deployment of the driver and passenger seat-mounted air bags in the event of a crash.
The second recall includes 303,000 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans from the 2009-2014 model years. The trouble with these vehicles is that they do not comply with a head impact requirement for unrestraint occupants. The manufacturer needs to reword the passenger instrument panel material on all vans with gross weights of 10,000 pounds or less.
Finally, GM is also recalling 63,900 Cadillac XTS built for the 2013 and 2014 model years. The full-size sedans may suffer from brake booster corrosion and that may result in overheating, which in turn could lead to melting of plastic components and an engine compartment fire.
All customers will be notified in due time and all repairs will be made at the company’s expense.
“Today’s announcement underscores the focus we’re putting on the safety and peace of mind of our customers. We are conducting an intense review of our internal processes and will have more developments to announce as we move forward,” GM CEO Mary Barra said in a statement.
General Motors noted that it expects to spend about $300 million in the first quarter for the cost of the repairs for the ignition switch-related and the aforementioned recalls.
Earlier this year, GM recalled 1.3 million vehicles in the United States for faulty ignition switches that may prevent the air bags from deploying in the event of a crash. 13 deaths have been linked to this issue, but a recent study says that 303 people could have been killed because of it between 2003-2012.
Both the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the US House committee have launched an investigation.
The US ignition switch recall includes about 1.3 million units of the 2005-2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2007 Pontiac G5, 2003-2007 Saturn Ion, 2006-2007 Chevrolet HHR, 2006-2007 Pontiac Solstice and 2006-2007 Saturn Sky. In Canada, GM recalled the 2005-2006 Pontiac Solstice, while its European arm, Opel, recalled the 2007 GT.
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