A recall repair MUST be done by a proper technician, usually a dealership. I(f you do it yourself there is no record of it and no guarantee that the parts used are not the old part.
Case in point: the ignition recall; many people jumped the gun and forced the dealership to replace the switch before the new parts were available. And the Power steering; many people wete unaware of the free recall and just replaced the motor with the old part number.

 

The power steering motor is not a recall, it is an extended warranty.

 

Depends on year. Extended warrantees are announced by a recall. Technically it is a recall.

 

My letter stated extended warranty for lifetime ownership for my HHR VIN number. I didn’t receive a recall letter, just the extended warranty letter.

 

Did you see the part about "announced by a recall", just like the shift selector. A "recall" is a legal document that the consumer never sees, this was a "Manufacturer recall" vs a "government mandated recall".
Here is the pertinent part of the Canadian letter, that also states a 10 year limit

Service Campaign Bulletin (otherwise known as a recall) #10413 Canada only.
The US versions are latter on and similar, there are subsequent Bulletins, this one goes on to include up to 2010 models.

 

Okie dokie, I’m way past those kilometres anyways.

 

Just in case someone was wondering. In the US, it told me this.

 

Tooter1
Is that an official GM document or just some generic form you got off the internet ?

 

This is what an official GM service bulletin looks like. The full PDF of this one is at
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/20...90453-2280.pdf

(There are several documents on this power steering issue, including a recall. Most if not all non-SS HHR's are covered buy either the extended waranty or the recall.)

 

I think the reimbursement program expired in 2015, that is on page 3. So you have to have a dealer do the job. That can be a pain convincing the service writer to look it up.