NHTSA campaign 11V511000 · Manufacturer campaign 11261
Chevrolet and GMC Recall 11V-511: TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM/FMVSS 138
NHTSA recall 11V511000 (Manufacturer campaign 11261) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS LLC on October 19, 2011, with 33,964 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on November 9, 2011, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 11V511000 (also written 11V-511 or 11V511)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 11261
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 33,964 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Tires — Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 138
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V511000. 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.
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Equinox
- 2012 · Vehicles built July 18, 2011 – September 6, 2011 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Terrain
- 2012 · Vehicles built July 18, 2011 – September 6, 2011 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V511000.
Defect description
GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND GMC TERRAIN VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 18, 2011, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 6, 2011, FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER 138, "TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM" (TPMS). THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO ILLUMINATE THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WHEN THE PRESSURE IN A TIRE IS 25% BELOW THE RECOMMENDED COLD TIRE PRESSURE. ON THESE VEHICLES, THE LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE TIRE PRESSURE IS MORE THAN 25% BELOW THE RECOMMENDED COLD TIRE PRESSURE.
Safety consequence
UNDERINFLATED TIRES CAN RESULT IN TIRE OVERLOADING AND OVERHEATING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLE CRASH. THE RESULTING CRASH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. UNDERINFLATED TIRES CAN ALSO RESULT IN PREMATURE OR IRREGULAR WEAR, POOR HANDLING, AND POOR FUEL ECONOMY.
Manufacturer remedy
GM DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 9, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
Notes
GM'S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 11261.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 11V511000
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.