The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Equinox, Impala, Cruze, Volt and Bolt EV vehicles, GMC Terrain vehicles, Buick Lacrosse and Regal vehicles, Cadillac XTS and XTS Professional vehicles and 2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating causing gas pockets to form, potentially reducing rear brake performance.
The risk
A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will bleed the vehicle's brake system, free of charge. The recall began October 11, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18279.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
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 LaCrosse | 2018 | 12 | 3 |
| Buick LaCrosse | 2019 | 7 | 2 |
| Buick Regal | 2018 | 19 | 3 |
| Buick Regal | 2019 | 20 | 3 |
| Cadillac XTS | 2018 | 7 | 1 |
| Cadillac XTS | 2019 | 5 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Bolt EV | 2018 | 89 | 5 |
| Chevrolet Bolt EV | 2019 | 178 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 2018 | 109 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 2019 | 23 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 2018 | 410 | 5 |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 2019 | 306 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 2018 | 59 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 2019 | 28 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 2018 | 700 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Volt | 2018 | 225 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Volt | 2019 | 34 | 2 |
| GMC Terrain | 2018 | 225 | 5 |
| GMC Terrain | 2019 | 186 | 3 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2018
41 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; General Motors LLC filed 272 campaigns in all.
| 18V938000 31 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V940000 31 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V937000 31 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V927000 21 Dec 2018 | Harley-Davidson Motor Company |
| 18V916000 19 Dec 2018 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 18V902000 19 Dec 2018 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 18V888000 13 Dec 2018 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 18V866000 6 Dec 2018 | Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018