The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured March 22, 2013, to May 22, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the electronic parking brake piston actuation arm may not fully retract causing the brake pads to stay partially engaged. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Systems (FMVSS) No. 135 "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."
The risk
Brake pads that remain partially engaged with the rotors may cause excessive brake heat that may result in a fire.
The remedy
GM has notified owners, and dealers will reprogram the electronic parking brake control module with new software, free of charge. The recall began on May 6, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15259. Note: The vehicles covered by this campaign were previously remedied incorrectly under campaigns 14V541 or 15V085.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Impala | 2014 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Impala | 2014 | 637 | 12 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2015
16 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the parking brake; General Motors LLC filed 272 campaigns in all.
| 15V742000 10 Nov 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V699000 23 Oct 2015 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 15V642000 13 Oct 2015 | Newmar Corporation |
| 15V479000 30 Jul 2015 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
| 15V464000 24 Jul 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V350000 5 Jun 2015 | Nova Bus |
| 15V289000 18 May 2015 | Autocar, LLC |
| 15V113000 27 Feb 2015 | General Motors LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015