Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV; Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Suburban and 4 more (2016-2017): Suspension
Recall 16V256000 · Apr 28, 2016 · General Motors LLC
3,738
vehicles affected
3,738
vehicles affected
Owners are told not to drive these vehicles until they are repaired.
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V256000
- Date
- Apr 28, 2016
- Maker
- General Motors LLC
- Units affected
- 3,738
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Suspension > Front > Control arm
- Model years
- 2016-2017
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and 2016 Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Sierra, GMC Yukon and GMC Yukon XL vehicles. The front upper control arms may have inadequate welds near the control arm bushing.
What can happen
Inadequate welds may allow the control arm to separate from the bushing, compromising steering and increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left and right front upper control arms and realign the vehicle, free of charge. The recall began on May 18, 2016. Until the repairs have been made, owners are advised not to drive their vehicles. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 42190.
Vehicles covered
8 models, 9 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V256000?
8 models: Cadillac Escalade (2016), Cadillac Escalade Esv (2016), Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (2016-2017) and 5 more, about 3,738 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V256000?
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left and right front upper control arms and realign the vehicle, free of charge. The recall began on May 18, 2016. Until the repairs have been made, owners are advised not to drive their vehicles. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.
What can happen?
Inadequate welds may allow the control arm to separate from the bushing, compromising steering and increasing the risk of a 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.