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General Motors has announced another recall, but this time it does not target vehicles that have been sold to regular customers.
Instead, the recall is focused on Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit cars, like the one in the photo attached to this article. GM will recall 6,280 units to fix a potential problem in the power steering system.
The recall action affects cars that belong to the 2014, 2015, and 2016 model years, and has come to public attention along with the filing of specific documents to the NHTSA.
According to the recall papers, General Motors has discovered that the power steering system can lose assistance because of a corrosion issue on a torque sensor connector.
The problem can appear on vehicles with heavy usage, so this could be a problem especially for the Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicles of the 2014 and 2015 model years, but the 2016 cars might also be affected if they were driven many miles in a short period, as most police cars are.
The defect affecting the mentioned Chevrolet Caprice vehicles does not mean a complete failure of the steering, but the driver will have to put more effort and force to steer the car.
Since the Caprice police cars involved in the callback campaign are “Police Pursuit Vehicles,” having an issue with the steering system could be extremely dangerous for the officers on board, as if they did not have enough things to worry about while on the job. Fortunately, no accidents or injuries have been reported related to this glitch.
General Motors has discovered the issue after the La Grange police department in Illinois reported a loss of power steering to the carmaker, Automotive News details. The company looked into the matter and filed the required paperwork to be able to fix those cars.
Like in the case of a conventional recall, General Motors will replace the affected components at no cost to the owners of the vehicles. Dealerships will take care of changing the steering gear assembly.
The recall action affects cars that belong to the 2014, 2015, and 2016 model years, and has come to public attention along with the filing of specific documents to the NHTSA.
According to the recall papers, General Motors has discovered that the power steering system can lose assistance because of a corrosion issue on a torque sensor connector.
The problem can appear on vehicles with heavy usage, so this could be a problem especially for the Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicles of the 2014 and 2015 model years, but the 2016 cars might also be affected if they were driven many miles in a short period, as most police cars are.
The defect affecting the mentioned Chevrolet Caprice vehicles does not mean a complete failure of the steering, but the driver will have to put more effort and force to steer the car.
Since the Caprice police cars involved in the callback campaign are “Police Pursuit Vehicles,” having an issue with the steering system could be extremely dangerous for the officers on board, as if they did not have enough things to worry about while on the job. Fortunately, no accidents or injuries have been reported related to this glitch.
General Motors has discovered the issue after the La Grange police department in Illinois reported a loss of power steering to the carmaker, Automotive News details. The company looked into the matter and filed the required paperwork to be able to fix those cars.
Like in the case of a conventional recall, General Motors will replace the affected components at no cost to the owners of the vehicles. Dealerships will take care of changing the steering gear assembly.
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