NHTSA campaign 14V252000 · Manufacturer campaign 13036
General Motors LLC Recall 14V-252: Brake Lights may or may not Randomly Illuminate
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 14V252000 (Manufacturer campaign 13036) was reported by General Motors LLC on May 14, 2014, with 2,440,524 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Malibu, Pontiac G6, Chevrolet Malibu Maxx and more for model years 2004–2012. Owners were notified on August 18, 2014, 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 14V252000 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
- 14V252000 (also written 14V-252 or 14V252)
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 13036
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,440,524 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 59.64% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V252000. 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 Malibu
- 2004 · Vehicles built May 16, 2003 – June 11, 2004 (per NHTSA)
- 2005 · Vehicles built March 30, 2004 – July 29, 2005 (per NHTSA)
- 2006 · Vehicles built May 26, 2005 – June 9, 2006 (per NHTSA)
- 2007 · Vehicles built April 3, 2006 – June 27, 2007 (per NHTSA)
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 15, 2007 – June 27, 2008 (per NHTSA)
- 2009 · Vehicles built April 22, 2008 – June 23, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2010 · Vehicles built April 7, 2009 – June 15, 2010 (per NHTSA)
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 8, 2010 – June 9, 2011 (per NHTSA)
- 2012 · Vehicles built April 19, 2011 – October 11, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet Malibu Maxx
Pontiac
Pontiac G6
- 2005 · Vehicles built May 26, 2004 – April 1, 2005 (per NHTSA)
- 2006 · Vehicles built January 11, 2005 – June 6, 2006 (per NHTSA)
- 2007 · Vehicles built March 27, 2006 – June 22, 2007 (per NHTSA)
- 2008 · Vehicles built April 11, 2007 – June 13, 2008 (per NHTSA)
- 2009 · Vehicles built April 16, 2008 – June 12, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2010 · Vehicles built April 23, 2009 – January 4, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Saturn
Saturn Aura
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V252000.
Defect description
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured May 16, 2003, through October 11, 2012, 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured June 25, 2003, through April 5, 2007, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured May 26, 2004, through January 4, 2010, and 2007-2010 Saturn Aura vehicles manufactured April 24, 2006, through May 26, 2009. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the Body Control Module (BCM) connection may result in voltage fluctuations in the Brake Apply Sensor (BAS) circuit. These fluctuations can cause one or more of these conditions: the brake lights to illuminate without the brake pedal being pushed; the brake lights to not illuminate when the pedal is pushed; difficulty disengaging the cruise control; moving the gear shifter out of the 'PARK' position without pushing the brake; and disablement of crash avoidance features such as traction control, electronic stability control, and panic braking assist features.
Safety consequence
Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will attach the wiring harness to the BCM with a spacer, apply dielectric lubricant to both the BCM and harness connector and the BAS and harness connector, and will relearn the brake pedal home position, free of charge. The manufacturer distributed an Interim letter to customers on July 14, 2014. The recall began on August 18, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-762-2737 (Pontiac), 1-800-553-6000 (Saturn). GM's number for this recall is 13036.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 14V252000
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.