Recall · 21V115000
General Motors recalled 16 models over tires
33,838
Vehicles covered
16
Models
26
Model years
February 25, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
TIRES
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, XT5, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, Traverse, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL, 2018-2021 Chevrolet Express, GMC Savana, 2019-2020 Chevrolet Blazer, Silverado 1500, GMC Acadia, Sierra 1500, and certain Continental tires sold to the aftermarket for various model year 2018-2021 vehicles. The affected tires were cured for too long during production.
- What it can cause
- Over cured tires may develop a break in the sidewall resulting in sudden air loss or a belt edge separation which could lead to a tread/belt loss. Either condition can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tires, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 22, 2021. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N212329050.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| BuickEnclave | 2020 | 2020 |
| CadillacEscalade | 2020 | 2020 |
| CadillacEscalade ESV | 2020 | 2020 |
| CadillacXT4 | 2020 | 2020 |
| CadillacXT5 | 2020 | 2020 |
| ChevroletBlazer | 2019 to 2020 | 20192020 |
| ChevroletExpress | 2018 to 2021 | 2018201920202021 |
| ChevroletSilverado 1500 | 2019 to 2020 | 20192020 |
| ChevroletSuburban | 2020 | 2020 |
| ChevroletTahoe | 2020 | 2020 |
| ChevroletTraverse | 2020 | 2020 |
| GMCAcadia | 2019 to 2020 | 20192020 |
| GMCSavana | 2018 to 2021 | Not published here |
| GMCSierra 1500 | 2019 to 2020 | 20192020 |
| GMCYukon | 2020 | 2020 |
| GMCYukon XL | 2020 | 2020 |
How this campaign compares
At 33,838 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 87% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2018 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were 3 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Chevrolet vehicles have been recalled over the tires 8 times before this, most recently in November 2020 as 20V684000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 23 of the 26 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 4,317 complaints with NHTSA, 580 of them before this campaign was filed. 30 of those name the tires, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in December 2018, 2 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 21 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V289000 (power train), 26V083000 (power train), 24V797000 (power train), 23V247000 (electrical system).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by General Motors, LLC with NHTSA on February 25, 2021 as campaign 21V115000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2021-02-25.
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