The defect
General Motors has decided that certain 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV, 2025-2026 Cadillac OPTIQ, Chevrolet Colorado, Equinox EV, GMC Canyon, 2026 Buick Enclave, Envision, Cadillac CT5, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade IQ, Escalade IQL, LYRIQ, VISTIQ, Chevrolet Blazer EV, Corvette Convertible, Corvette Coupe, Corvette Convertible E-Ray, Equinox, Silverado 1500, 2500, 3500, Silverado EV, Suburban 1500, Tahoe, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Hummer EV Pickup, Hummer EV SUV, Sierra 1500, 2500, 3500, Sierra EV, Terrain, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles. The radio may not have been set to the correct status to download the electronic owner's manual during production. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, “Occupant Protection.”
The risk
Without an owner's manual to consult, owners may not know how to safely use and operate the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will reset the vehicle radio, which will facilitate automatic download of the electronic owner’s manual, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 16, 2026. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-866-467-9700, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223. The manufacturer's number for this recall is N252540430. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on February 26, 2026.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Enclave | 2026 |
| Buick Envision | 2026 |
| Cadillac CT5 | 2026 |
| Cadillac Escalade | 2026 |
| Cadillac Escalade ESV | 2026 |
| Cadillac Escalade IQ | 2026 |
| Cadillac Escalade IQL | 2026 |
| Cadillac Lyriq | 2026 |
| Cadillac Optiq | 2025, 2026 |
| Cadillac Vistiq | 2026 |
| Chevrolet Blazer EV | 2026 |
| Chevrolet Bolt EV | 2027 |
| Chevrolet Colorado | 2025, 2026 |
| Chevrolet Corvette Convertible | 2026 |
| Chevrolet Corvette Convertible E-RAY | 2026 |
| Chevrolet Corvette Coupe | 2026 |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 2026 |
| Chevrolet Equinox EV | 2025, 2026 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 2026 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 2500 | 2026 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 3500 | 2026 |
| Chevrolet Silverado EV | 2026 |
| Chevrolet Suburban 1500 | 2026 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 2026 |
| Chevrolet Traverse | 2026 |
| GMC Acadia | 2026 |
| GMC Canyon | 2025, 2026 |
| GMC Hummer EV Pickup | 2026 |
| GMC Hummer EV SUV | 2026 |
| GMC Sierra 1500 | 2026 |
| GMC Sierra 2500 | 2026 |
| GMC Sierra 3500 | 2026 |
| GMC Sierra EV | 2026 |
| GMC Terrain | 2026 |
| GMC Yukon | 2026 |
| GMC Yukon XL | 2026 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
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 Enclave | 2026 | 2 | 1 |
| Buick Envision | 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Cadillac CT5 | 2026 | 6 | 1 |
| Cadillac Escalade | 2026 | 38 | 3 |
| Cadillac Escalade ESV | 2026 | 11 | 3 |
| Cadillac Escalade IQ | 2026 | 2 | 2 |
| Cadillac Escalade IQL | 2026 | 3 | 2 |
| Cadillac Lyriq | 2026 | 7 | 1 |
| Cadillac Optiq | 2025 | 12 | 3 |
| Cadillac Optiq | 2026 | 6 | 3 |
| Cadillac Vistiq | 2026 | 22 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Blazer EV | 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Bolt EV | 2027 | 6 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Colorado | 2025 | 27 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Colorado | 2026 | 18 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Corvette Convertible | 2026 | 1 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Corvette Convertible E-RAY | 2026 | 1 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Corvette Coupe | 2026 | 1 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Equinox | 2026 | 75 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Equinox EV | 2025 | 164 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Equinox EV | 2026 | 11 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 2026 | 119 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 2500 | 2026 | 12 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 3500 | 2026 | 2 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Silverado EV | 2026 | 7 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Suburban 1500 | 2026 | 18 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 2026 | 27 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Traverse | 2026 | 26 | 1 |
| GMC Acadia | 2026 | 10 | 1 |
| GMC Canyon | 2025 | 8 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 2026
112 of the 666 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2026 concerned the equipment; General Motors, LLC filed 186 campaigns in all.
| 26V684000 19 Oct 2026 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 26V675000 15 Oct 2026 | Prevost Car (US) Inc. |
| 26V668000 9 Oct 2026 | Grand Design RV, LLC |
| 26V667000 9 Oct 2026 | Grand Design RV, LLC |
| 26V657000 6 Oct 2026 | Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. |
| 26V654000 6 Oct 2026 | Spartan Fire, LLC |
| 26V646000 5 Oct 2026 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 26V649000 5 Oct 2026 | REV Ambulance Group Orlando, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2026