NHTSA safety recall

Recall 10V240000

Electrical System — Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and others · reported 4 Jun 2010 · 1,365,070 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 BUICK, LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE; CADILLAC CTS; MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL; SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MODEL YEAR 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM (HWFS). A RECALL WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2008 TO ADD A FUSE TO THE CONTROL CIRCUIT HARNESS TO ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) ELECTRICAL SHORT. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN NEW REPORTS OF THERMAL INCIDENTS ON HWFS MODULES AFTER THIS IMPROVEMENT WAS INSTALLED. THESE INCIDENTS RESULTED FROM A NEW FAILURE MODE ATTRIBUTED TO THE DEVICE'S THERMAL PROTECTION FEATURE. THE SIGNIFICANCE VARIES FROM MINOR DISTORTION TO CONSIDERABLE MELTING OF THE PLASTIC AROUND THE HWFS FLUID CHAMBER.

The risk

IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE HEATED WASHER MODULE TO IGNITE AND A FIRE MAY OCCUR.

The fix

DEALERS WILL PERMANENTLY DISABLE AND REMOVE THE HEATED WASHER FLUID MODULE. AN UPDATED PAGE FOR THE OWNER MANUAL WILL BE PROVIDED AND INSERTED IN THE OWNER MANUAL TO DOCUMENT THAT THE FEATURE HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY DISABLED AND REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 11, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign
10V240000
Filed by
General Motors Corp.
Report received
4 Jun 2010
Owners notified
11 Jun 2010
Potentially affected
1,365,070

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2008 Buick Enclave 2009 Buick Enclave 2006 Buick Lucerne 2007 Buick Lucerne 2008 Buick Lucerne 2009 Buick Lucerne 2008 Cadillac Cts 2009 Cadillac Cts 2006 Cadillac Dts 2007 Cadillac Dts 2008 Cadillac Dts 2009 Cadillac Dts 2007 Cadillac Escalade 2008 Cadillac Escalade 2009 Cadillac Escalade 2007 Cadillac Escalade Esv 2008 Cadillac Escalade Esv 2009 Cadillac Escalade Esv 2007 Cadillac Escalade Ext 2008 Cadillac Escalade Ext 2009 Cadillac Escalade Ext 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 2007 Chevrolet Suburban 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 2009 Chevrolet Suburban 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe 2009 Chevrolet Traverse 2007 GMC Acadia 2008 GMC Acadia 2009 GMC Acadia 2007 GMC Sierra 2008 GMC Sierra 2009 GMC Sierra 2007 GMC Yukon 2008 GMC Yukon 2009 GMC Yukon 2007 GMC Yukon Xl 2008 GMC Yukon Xl 2009 GMC Yukon Xl 2006 Hummer H2 2007 Hummer H2 2008 Hummer H2 2009 Hummer H2 2007 Saturn Outlook 2008 Saturn Outlook 2009 Saturn Outlook

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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