NHTSA campaign 10V223000 · Manufacturer campaign N100093
Cadillac Recall 10V-223: ENGINE DAMAGE/OTHER THAN REQUIRED HIGH OCTANE FUEL
NHTSA recall 10V223000 (Manufacturer campaign N100093) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on May 25, 2010, with 547 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Cadillac SRX for the 2010 model year. Owners were notified on June 11, 2010, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V223000 (also written 10V-223 or 10V223)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- N100093
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 547 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V223000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Cadillac
Cadillac SRX
- 2010 · Vehicles built September 1, 2009 – March 20, 2010 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V223000.
Defect description
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 CADILLAC SRX EQUIPPED WITH A 2.8L V6 ENGINE. IF LOW OCTANE (REGULAR) FUEL IS USED IN THE VEHICLE INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED HIGH OCTANE (PREMIUM) FUEL AS STATED IN THE OWNER MANUAL AND ON THE FUEL FILLER DOOR, THE COMBINATION OF REGULAR FUEL USAGE AND AGGRESSIVE DRIVING MANEUVERS MAY INDUCE PRE-IGNITION. IF PRE-IGNITION OCCURS, YOU MAY HEAR A PINGING OR KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE.
Safety consequence
IF THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE DRIVEN AFTER THE ONSET OF THIS NOISE, A CONNECTING ROD OR PISTON MAY BREAK, RESULTING IN ENGINE DAMAGE, AND PERHAPS ENGINE FAILURE, WHICH WOULD DISABLE THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE JUNE 11, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE CADILLAC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-866-982-2339 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
Notes
GM'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS N100093.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 10V223000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.