The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023-2024 BrightDrop Zevo 600 and 2024 Zevo 400 vehicles. The steering shaft may have been damaged during vehicle assembly and cause the steering to lock up.
The risk
Steering lock up increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the lower intermediate shaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2025. GM's number for this recall is N252495400.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Brightdrop Zevo 400 | 2024 |
| Brightdrop Zevo 600 | 2023, 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightdrop Zevo 400 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Brightdrop Zevo 600 | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Brightdrop Zevo 600 | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
Other steering recalls in 2025
29 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the steering; General Motors, LLC filed 186 campaigns in all.
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| 25V765000 6 Nov 2025 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 25V679000 9 Oct 2025 | Autocar, LLC |
| 25V660000 2 Oct 2025 | Autocar, LLC |
| 25V626000 19 Sept 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V623000 18 Sept 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2025