The defect
General Motors is recalling certain 2014 model year Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, and 2015 model year Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV; Chevrolet Silverado HD; and GMC Sierra HD, Yukon, and Yukon XL, equipped with a 4.3L engine or 5.3L engine.
The risk
The overheated exhaust components may melt nearby plastic parts and may result in an engine fire.
The remedy
General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the engine control module, free of charge. The recall began on January 16, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 and GMC at 1-800-462-8782. General Motors' number for this recall is 14008.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cadillac Escalade | 2015 |
| Chevrolet Silverado | 2014, 2015 |
| GMC Sierra | 2015 |
| GMC Sierra 1500 | 2014 |
| GMC Yukon | 2015 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Escalade | 2015 | 98 | 9 |
| Chevrolet Silverado | 2014 | 124 | 13 |
| Chevrolet Silverado | 2015 | 76 | 7 |
| GMC Sierra | 2015 | 53 | 6 |
| GMC Sierra 1500 | 2014 | 743 | 9 |
| GMC Yukon | 2015 | 529 | 10 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2014
48 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the engine and engine cooling; General Motors LLC filed 272 campaigns in all.
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| 14V762000 1 Dec 2014 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 14V764000 1 Dec 2014 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC - DBA Sprinter |
| 14V664000 22 Oct 2014 | Spartan Motors, Inc. |
| 14V666000 22 Oct 2014 | Elgin Sweeper Company Inc. |
| 14V574000 19 Sept 2014 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 14V562000 12 Sept 2014 | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| 14V551000 10 Sept 2014 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014