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NHTSA Campaign 11V007000

SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE

Issued by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · Reported Jan 6, 2011 · 30,566 vehicles affected

What's wrong

GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, COLORADO, EXPRESS, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; AND GMC CANYON, SIERRA, SAVANA, YUKON AND YUKON XL VEHICLES. THE REAR AXLE CROSS PINS WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND COULD FRACTURE AND BECOME DISPLACED WITHIN THE REAR AXLE. SHOULD THE PIN SHIFT OUT OF POSITION, IT COULD CREATE AN INTERFERENCE CONDITION AND CAUSE THE REAR AXLE TO LOCK.

Consequence

THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW REAR AXLE CROSS PIN FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 11, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CADILLAC ESCALADE 2011 30,566
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV 2011 30,566
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT 2011 30,566
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 2011 30,566
CHEVROLET COLORADO 2011 30,566
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 1500 2011 30,566
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 2011 30,566
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 2011 30,566
CHEVROLET TAHOE 2011 30,566
GMC CANYON 2011 30,566
GMC SAVANA 1500 2011 30,566
GMC SIERRA 1500 2011 30,566
GMC YUKON 2011 30,566
GMC YUKON XL 1500 2011 30,566

Source: NHTSA Campaign 11V007000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.