NHTSA recall 18V-576: Service Brakes, Hydraulic

General Motors LLC · Reported August 30, 2018 · 8 affected model years

Service Brakes, Hydraulic recall

18V-576
August 30, 2018 · General Motors LLC
Problem
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Equinox, Impala, Cruze, Volt and Bolt EV vehicles, GMC Terrain vehicles, Buick Lacrosse and Regal vehicles, Cadillac XTS and XTS Professional vehicles and 2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating causing gas pockets to form, potentially reducing rear brake performance.
Safety risk
A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will bleed the vehicle's brake system, free of charge. The recall began October 11, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18279.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign number18V576000
ManufacturerGeneral Motors LLC
Report dateAugust 30, 2018
ComponentService Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper
Fixed over the airNo

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

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Affected vehicles

2019 Buick Regal3 recalls total2019 Cadillac XTS2 recalls total2019 Buick Lacrosse2 recalls total2019 Chevrolet Impala1 recall total2019 Chevrolet Equinox4 recalls total2019 Chevrolet Cruze2 recalls total2019 Chevrolet Volt2 recalls total2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV6 recalls total

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