Recall · 24V971000
GEM Waev recalled 4 models over wheels
243
Vehicles covered
4
Models
8
Model years
December 26, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
- The defect
- GEM WAEV LLC (GEM) is recalling certain 2024-2025 e2, e4, e6, and eLXD vehicles. The mounting screws between the ball joint and the hub strut may have been improperly tightened, resulting in ball joint separation from the wheel.
- What it can cause
- Ball joint separation can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will tighten the mounting screws, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 31, 2025. Owners may contact GEM customer service at 1-800-688-8680. This recall is superseded by NHTSA recall 25V-380.
- 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 nhtsa.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 |
|---|---|---|
| GEME2 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| GEME4 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| GEME6 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| GEMElxd | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 243 vehicles this is a small campaign: 58% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2024 to 2025, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2024, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
GEM vehicles have been recalled over the wheels once before this, most recently in April 2017 as 17V279000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 25V380000 (suspension).
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 GEM WAEV LLC with NHTSA on December 26, 2024 as campaign 24V971000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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