NHTSA Campaign 13V360000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST

Issued by General Motors LLC · Reported Aug 15, 2013 · 292,879 vehicles affected

What's wrong

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles equipped with 1.4L DOHC gasoline turbo engines and 6T40 front wheel drive automatic transmissions and equipped with an electric vacuum pump to provide supplemental vacuum for brake assist, when needed. In the affected vehicles, the pump may not activate, resulting in an intermittent reduction or loss of brake assist.

Consequence

A loss of braking assistance will require extra pedal force and/or distance to bring the vehicle to a stop, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will replace a microswitch in the power brake vacuum pipe assembly, free of charge. The recall began on October 7, 2013. Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020. GM's recall number is 12213.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CHEVROLET CRUZE 2011 292,879
CHEVROLET CRUZE 2012 292,879

Source: NHTSA Campaign 13V360000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.