NHTSA campaign 14V409000 · Manufacturer campaign 14378
General Motors LLC Recall 14V-409: Improperly Torqued Steering Component Fasteners
NHTSA recall 14V409000 (Manufacturer campaign 14378) was reported by General Motors LLC on July 2, 2014, with 106 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Regal, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Camaro and more for the 2014 model year. Owners were notified on June 27, 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 14V409000 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
- 14V409000 (also written 14V-409 or 14V409)
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 14378
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 106 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 98.11% (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 14V409000. 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 Regal
- 2014 · Vehicles built October 7, 2013 – February 20, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Cadillac
Cadillac XTS
- 2014 · Vehicles built September 9, 2013 – January 22, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Camaro
- 2014 · Vehicles built September 17, 2013 – February 23, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet Impala
- 2014 · Vehicles built September 19, 2013 – February 4, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V409000.
Defect description
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Buick Regal, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Camaro and Chevrolet Impala vehicles. Improperly torqued fasteners may cause the steering intermediate shaft and the steering gear and/or the lower control arm and the lower ball joint to separate.
Safety consequence
If any of the components separate, the vehicle may have a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
GM began to notify owners on June 27, 2014, and dealers will inspect the fasteners for correct torque, correcting them as necessary, free of charge. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac) or 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet). GM's number for this recall is 14378.
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 14V409000
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.