The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Buick Regal, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Camaro and Chevrolet Impala vehicles. Improperly torqued fasteners may cause the steering intermediate shaft and the steering gear and/or the lower control arm and the lower ball joint to separate.
The risk
If any of the components separate, the vehicle may have a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
GM began to notify owners on June 27, 2014, and dealers will inspect the fasteners for correct torque, correcting them as necessary, free of charge. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac) or 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet). GM's number for this recall is 14378.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 2014 |
| Cadillac XTS | 2014 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 2014 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 2014 |
Components: STEERING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 2014 | 38 | 2 |
| Cadillac XTS | 2014 | 50 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 2014 | 188 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 2014 | 637 | 12 |
Other steering recalls in 2014
30 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the steering; General Motors LLC filed 272 campaigns in all.
| 14V829000 30 Dec 2014 | Spartan Motors, Inc. |
| 14V812000 23 Dec 2014 | Spartan Motors, Inc. |
| 14V737000 18 Nov 2014 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| 14V731000 13 Nov 2014 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 14V723000 12 Nov 2014 | Setra of North America |
| 14V719000 10 Nov 2014 | General Motors LLC |
| 14V704000 5 Nov 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
| 14V665000 22 Oct 2014 | Neely Coble Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014