NHTSA campaign 11V149000 · Manufacturer campaign 11057

Buick and Cadillac Recall 11V-149: SOFTWARE IN THE ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE

NHTSA recall 11V149000 (Manufacturer campaign 11057) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on March 4, 2011, with 10,179 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Lacrosse and Cadillac SRX for the 2011 model year. Owners were notified on March 11, 2011, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 11V149000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Free VIN check: decode a VIN to see its year, make and model.

Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 11V149000 (also written 11V-149 or 11V149)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number: 11057
Report received: March 4, 2011
Potentially affected: 10,179 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Visibility — Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System — Windshield — Electrical Heating Element
Owners notified: March 11, 2011
Safety standard: FMVSS 103

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V149000. 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.

Buick

Buick Lacrosse
- 2011 · Vehicles built February 14, 2011 – February 19, 2011 (per NHTSA)

All Buick recalls

Cadillac

Cadillac SRX
- 2011 · Vehicles built December 7, 2010 – February 18, 2011 (per NHTSA)

All Cadillac recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V149000.

Defect description

GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 BUICK LACROSSE AND CADILLAC SRX VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 103, "WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING SYSTEMS". ON THESE VEHICLES, THE SOFTWARE IN THE ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL (ECC) MODULE MAY DISABLE THE ABILITY TO ADJUST THE HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) SYSTEM SETTINGS. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE DRIVER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE HEATING, COOLING, AND VENTILATION FOR THE VEHICLE.

Safety consequence

IF THIS CONDITION AFFECTS THE DEFROST SYSTEM WHEN IT IS REQUIRED, IT MAY DECREASE THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ECC MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 11, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.

Notes

GENERAL MOTORS SAFETY RECALL NO. 11057.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 11V149000

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.