Buick Encore; Cadillac ATS, CTS, ELR and 4 more (2013-2015): Seats
Recall 14V446000 · Jul 23, 2014 · General Motors LLC
124,007
vehicles affected
124,007
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14V446000
- Date
- Jul 23, 2014
- Maker
- General Motors LLC
- Units affected
- 124,007
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Seats
- Model years
- 2013-2015
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Buick Encore and Cadillac ATS; 2014 Cadillac CTS, ELR, Chevrolet Caprice and SS vehicles; and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra Trucks. Due to an incomplete weld on the seat hook bracket assembly, the front seats in the affected vehicles may not stay secured in place during a high load condition such as a crash.
What can happen
A seat that does not stay secured increases the risk of occupant injury in a vehicle crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat hook bracket assembly weld and replace the lower seat track, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14340.
Vehicles covered
8 models, 12 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 14V446000?
8 models: Buick Encore (2013-2014), Cadillac Ats (2013-2014), Cadillac CTS (2014) and 5 more, about 124,007 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 14V446000?
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat hook bracket assembly weld and replace the lower seat track, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and.
What can happen?
A seat that does not stay secured increases the risk of occupant injury in a vehicle crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.