The defect
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles equipped with certain Hankook tires. The tires may have been manufactured with an insufficient amount of curative agent, which could cause tread separation.
The risk
Tread separation can result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the tire DOT numbers, and replace any affected tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 31, 2021. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782; and Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212343560.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Equinox | 2021, 2022 |
| GMC Terrain | 2021 |
| GMC Terrain NA | 2022 |
Components: TIRES:TREAD/BELT | TIRES
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 Equinox | 2021 | 100 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 2022 | 186 | 6 |
| GMC Terrain | 2021 | 36 | 2 |
| GMC Terrain NA | 2022 | 28 | 2 |
Other tires recalls in 2021
26 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the tires; General Motors, LLC filed 186 campaigns in all.
| 21V993000 20 Dec 2021 | Cruiser RV |
| 21V984000 16 Dec 2021 | Bugatti |
| 21V985000 16 Dec 2021 | General Motors, LLC |
| 21V921000 23 Nov 2021 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 21V896000 17 Nov 2021 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 21V857000 4 Nov 2021 | Tracker Marine, LLC |
| 21V848000 2 Nov 2021 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 21V768000 29 Sept 2021 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021