The defect
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Cadillac Optic and 2025-2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV vehicles equipped with 21-inch Continental all-season tires. One or more of these tires may experience partial or full tread detachment.
The risk
Tire tread detachment increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect all four tires and replace those manufactured during DOT week 4024, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 19, 2025. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223, or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N252525030. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning October 16, 2025.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cadillac Optiq | 2025, 2026 |
| Chevrolet Equinox EV | 2025, 2026 |
Components: TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Optiq | 2025 | 12 | 3 |
| Cadillac Optiq | 2026 | 6 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Equinox EV | 2025 | 164 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Equinox EV | 2026 | 11 | 3 |
Other tires recalls in 2025
11 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the tires; General Motors, LLC filed 186 campaigns in all.
| 25V912000 23 Dec 2025 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 25V745000 30 Oct 2025 | Kia America, Inc. |
| 25V527000 14 Aug 2025 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 25V499000 4 Aug 2025 | Winnebago Industries, Inc. |
| 25V435000 26 Jun 2025 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 25V340000 23 May 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V231000 10 Apr 2025 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 25V200000 28 Mar 2025 | Great Dane Trailers |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2025