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NHTSA campaign 12V112000 · Manufacturer campaign 12055

Chevrolet and GMC Recall 12V-112: STEERING GEAR PITMAN SHAFT

NHTSA recall 12V112000 (Manufacturer campaign 12055) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS LLC on March 22, 2012, with 6,159 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Express, Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Savana and more for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on April 4, 2012, 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 12V112000 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.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
12V112000 (also written 12V-112 or 12V112)
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer campaign number
12055
Report received
Potentially affected
6,159 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Steering — Gear Box — Shaft Pitman
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V112000. 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 Express

    • 2012 · Vehicles built January 27, 2012 – February 27, 2012 (per NHTSA)

  • Chevrolet Suburban

    • 2012 · Vehicles built February 7, 2012 – February 22, 2012 (per NHTSA)
All Chevrolet recalls

GMC

  • GMC Savana

    • 2012 · Vehicles built January 27, 2012 – February 27, 2012 (per NHTSA)

  • GMC Yukon XL

    • 2012 · Vehicles built February 7, 2012 – February 22, 2012 (per NHTSA)
All GMC recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V112000.

Defect description

GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND SUBURBAN VEHICLES, AND GMC SAVANA AND YUKON XL HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES. THE STEERING GEAR PITMAN SHAFT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY HARDENED AND COULD FRACTURE.

Safety consequence

IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, A LOSS OF STEERING COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR PITMAN SHAFT. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON APRIL 4, 2012.

Notes

GM’S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12055. CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V112000

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.