The defect
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Cadillac CT4 and CT5; 2021-2023 Buick Envision; and 2022-2023 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles. The daytime running lights (DRLs) may not deactivate when the headlights are on. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
The risk
DRLs that do not deactivate as intended may result in a glare, reducing visibility, and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
The body control module software will be updated by a dealer, or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 23, 2023. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N222386380. This recall expands previous recall number 22V-827.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2022
38 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the exterior lighting; General Motors, LLC filed 186 campaigns in all.
| 22V902000 7 Dec 2022 | Nova Bus (US) Inc. |
| 22V885000 30 Nov 2022 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 22V844000 15 Nov 2022 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 22V841000 15 Nov 2022 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 22V828000 4 Nov 2022 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 22V827000 3 Nov 2022 | General Motors, LLC |
| 22V781000 18 Oct 2022 | Harley-Davidson Motor Company |
| 22V730000 30 Sept 2022 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022