NHTSA Campaign 21V189000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

Issued by General Motors, LLC · Reported Mar 18, 2021 · 10,154 vehicles affected

What's wrong

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles equipped with 6.6L gasoline engines. The positive battery cable terminals may contact a fuse block assembly attachment post and cause an electrical short circuit.

Consequence

A short-circuit can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the repair is complete. GM will notify owners, and dealers will remove a portion of the anti-rotation tab on both positive battery cable terminals near the fuse block assembly attachments, free of charge. If too much of the tab had been removed during prior servicing, the battery cable will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began April 16, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N202325160.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 2021 10,154
GMC SAVANA 2021 10,154

Source: NHTSA Campaign 21V189000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.