Chevrolet Express, Suburban; GMC Savana, Yukon XL (2012): Steering
Recall 12V112000 · Mar 22, 2012 · General Motors LLC
6,159
vehicles affected
6,159
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 12V112000
- Date
- Mar 22, 2012
- Maker
- General Motors LLC
- Units affected
- 6,159
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Steering > Gear box > Shaft pitman
- Model years
- 2012
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND SUBURBAN VEHICLES, AND GMC SAVANA AND YUKON XL HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES. THE STEERING GEAR PITMAN SHAFT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY HARDENED AND COULD FRACTURE.
What can happen
IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, A LOSS OF STEERING COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR PITMAN SHAFT. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON APRIL 4, 2012.
Vehicles covered
4 models, 4 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 12V112000?
4 models: Chevrolet Express (2012), Chevrolet Suburban (2012), GMC Savana (2012) and 1 more, about 6,159 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 12V112000?
GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR PITMAN SHAFT. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON APRIL 4, 2012.
What can happen?
IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, A LOSS OF STEERING COULD RESULT, 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.