NHTSA campaign 22V036000 · Manufacturer campaign N212351030

General Motors, LLC Recall 22V-036: Rear Wheel Driveshaft Assemblies May Fail

NHTSA recall 22V036000 (Manufacturer campaign N212351030) was reported by General Motors, LLC on January 27, 2022, with 1,789 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban and more for the 2021 model year. Owners were notified on March 14, 2022, 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 22V036000 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
22V036000 (also written 22V-036 or 22V036)
Filed by
General Motors, LLC
Manufacturer campaign number
N212351030
Report received
Potentially affected
1,789 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Driveline — Driveshaft
Owners notified

Repair completion: 95.42% (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 22V036000. 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.

Cadillac

  • Cadillac Escalade

  • Cadillac Escalade ESV

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Chevrolet

  • Chevrolet Suburban

  • Chevrolet Tahoe

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GMC

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 22V036000.

Defect description

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021 GMC Yukon, Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, and Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles. The rear wheel driveshaft assemblies may have internal components that were not heat-treated properly, possibly resulting in driveshaft failure.

Safety consequence

Driveshaft failure can cause a sudden loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will replace the left and/or right rear driveshaft assemblies, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 14, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212351030.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 22V036000

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.