NHTSA campaign 18V576000 · Manufacturer campaign 18279
General Motors LLC Recall 18V-576: Insufficient Coating on Rear Brake Caliper Pistons
NHTSA recall 18V576000 (Manufacturer campaign 18279) was reported by General Motors LLC on August 30, 2018, with 210,628 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Lacrosse, Buick Regal, Cadillac XTS and more for model years 2018–2019. Owners were notified on October 11, 2018, 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 18V576000 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
- 18V576000 (also written 18V-576 or 18V576)
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 18279
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 210,628 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Disc — Caliper
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 95.86% (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 18V576000. 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
Buick Regal
Cadillac
All Cadillac recallsChevrolet
Chevrolet Bolt EV
Chevrolet Cruze
Chevrolet Equinox
Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet Malibu
- 2018 · Vehicles built March 27, 2018 – June 19, 2018 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet Volt
GMC
All GMC recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 18V576000.
Defect description
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Equinox, Impala, Cruze, Volt and Bolt EV vehicles, GMC Terrain vehicles, Buick Lacrosse and Regal vehicles, Cadillac XTS and XTS Professional vehicles and 2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating causing gas pockets to form, potentially reducing rear brake performance.
Safety consequence
A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will bleed the vehicle's brake system, free of charge. The recall began October 11, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18279.
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 18V576000
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.