2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE Recalls
Recall information provided by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
Running Sequence Number: 119085
Campaign Number: 16V502000
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CRUZE
Year: 2012
MFR Campaingn Number: 50490, 50491
Component Name: POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Begin Date of Manufacturing: 01-11-2011
End Date of Manufacturing: 08-14-2015
Vehicle, Equipment or Tire Report: V
Potential Number of Units Affected: 8367
Date Owner Notified: 10-14-2016
INFLUENCED_BY: MFR
Manufacturers of Recalled Vehicles: General Motors, LLC
Report Received Date: 07-05-2016
Record Creation Date: 07-05-2016
Regulation Part Number: N/A
Federal Motor Safety Standard Number: 114
Summary: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Buick Verano and 2016 Chevrolet Malibu as the electronic park lock lever may allow the ignition key to be removed without the transmission being in PARK. Also, certain 2013 Buick Encore, 2011 Buick Regal, 2013-2014 Buick Verano, 2011-2016 Chevrolet Cruze, 2010-2013 Chevrolet Equinox 2013-2015 Chevrolet Malibu, and 2011-2013 GMC Terrain vehicles may have been serviced with similar defective replacement electronic park lock levers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
Consequence: If the key is removed without the transmission in PARK, the vehicle may rollaway as occupants are exiting, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary replace the key cylinder lock housing, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick 1-800-521-7300, and GMC 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 50490 and 50491.
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.
Recall Component ID: 000059158001243774000000181
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION
Running Sequence Number: 119086
Campaign Number: 16V502000
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CRUZE
Year: 2012
MFR Campaingn Number: 50490, 50491
Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION
Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Begin Date of Manufacturing: 01-11-2011
End Date of Manufacturing: 08-14-2015
Vehicle, Equipment or Tire Report: V
Potential Number of Units Affected: 8367
Date Owner Notified: 10-14-2016
INFLUENCED_BY: MFR
Manufacturers of Recalled Vehicles: General Motors, LLC
Report Received Date: 07-05-2016
Record Creation Date: 07-05-2016
Regulation Part Number: N/A
Federal Motor Safety Standard Number: 114
Summary: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Buick Verano and 2016 Chevrolet Malibu as the electronic park lock lever may allow the ignition key to be removed without the transmission being in PARK. Also, certain 2013 Buick Encore, 2011 Buick Regal, 2013-2014 Buick Verano, 2011-2016 Chevrolet Cruze, 2010-2013 Chevrolet Equinox 2013-2015 Chevrolet Malibu, and 2011-2013 GMC Terrain vehicles may have been serviced with similar defective replacement electronic park lock levers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
Consequence: If the key is removed without the transmission in PARK, the vehicle may rollaway as occupants are exiting, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary replace the key cylinder lock housing, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick 1-800-521-7300, and GMC 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 50490 and 50491.
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.
Recall Component ID: 000059158001243774000000212
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AIR BAGS
Running Sequence Number: 103794
Campaign Number: 14V300000
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CRUZE
Year: 2012
MFR Campaingn Number: 12261
Component Name: AIR BAGS
Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Begin Date of Manufacturing: N/A
End Date of Manufacturing: N/A
Vehicle, Equipment or Tire Report: V
Potential Number of Units Affected: 31520
Date Owner Notified: 07-25-2014
INFLUENCED_BY: ODI
Manufacturers of Recalled Vehicles: General Motors, LLC
Report Received Date: 06-06-2014
Record Creation Date: 06-06-2014
Regulation Part Number: N/A
Federal Motor Safety Standard Number: N/A
Summary: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2012 Buick Verano vehicles manufactured December 2, 2011 to July, 16, 2012, Chevrolet Cruze vehicles manufactured December 7, 2011 to July 25, 2012, Chevrolet Sonic vehicles manufactured December 5, 2011 to August 2, 2012, and Chevrolet Camaro vehicles manufactured December 1, 2011 to June 11, 2012. The driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals.
Consequence: If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, that air bag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel air bag coil, free of charge. The recall began on July 25, 2014. Chevrolet owners may contact GM at 1-800-222-1020. Buick owners may contact GM at 1-800-521-7300. Note: This is an expansion of recalls 12V-522 and 13V-023.
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.
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SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST
Running Sequence Number: 98827
Campaign Number: 13V360000
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CRUZE
Year: 2012
MFR Campaingn Number: 12213
Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST
Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Begin Date of Manufacturing: 04-06-2011
End Date of Manufacturing: 08-07-2012
Vehicle, Equipment or Tire Report: V
Potential Number of Units Affected: 292879
Date Owner Notified: 10-07-2013
INFLUENCED_BY: MFR
Manufacturers of Recalled Vehicles: General Motors, LLC
Report Received Date: 08-15-2013
Record Creation Date: 08-19-2013
Regulation Part Number: N/A
Federal Motor Safety Standard Number: N/A
Summary: General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles equipped with 1.4L DOHC gasoline turbo engines and 6T40 front wheel drive automatic transmissions and equipped with an electric vacuum pump to provide supplemental vacuum for brake assist, when needed. In the affected vehicles, the pump may not activate, resulting in an intermittent reduction or loss of brake assist.
Consequence: A loss of braking assistance will require extra pedal force and/or distance to bring the vehicle to a stop, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will replace a microswitch in the power brake vacuum pipe assembly, free of charge. The recall began on October 7, 2013. Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020. GM's recall number is 12213.
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.
Recall Component ID: 000054612001243774000000066
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AIR BAGS
Running Sequence Number: 90783
Campaign Number: 13V023000
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CRUZE
Year: 2012
MFR Campaingn Number: 12261
Component Name: AIR BAGS
Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Begin Date of Manufacturing: N/A
End Date of Manufacturing: N/A
Vehicle, Equipment or Tire Report: V
Potential Number of Units Affected: 4167
Date Owner Notified: 02-13-2013
INFLUENCED_BY: ODI
Manufacturers of Recalled Vehicles: General Motors, LLC
Report Received Date: 01-24-2013
Record Creation Date: 01-25-2013
Regulation Part Number: N/A
Federal Motor Safety Standard Number: N/A
Summary: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2012 Chevrolet Camaro, Cruze and Sonic, and model year 2012 Buick Verano vehicles. The driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals.
Consequence: If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, that air bag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel air bag coil, free of charge. The safety recall began on February 13, 2013. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300.
Notes: This is General Motors recall number 12261 and is an expansion of NHTSA recall 12V-522.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.
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AIR BAGS
Running Sequence Number: 93996
Campaign Number: 12V522000
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CRUZE
Year: 2012
MFR Campaingn Number: 12261
Component Name: AIR BAGS
Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Begin Date of Manufacturing: N/A
End Date of Manufacturing: N/A
Vehicle, Equipment or Tire Report: V
Potential Number of Units Affected: 2949
Date Owner Notified: 01-11-2013
INFLUENCED_BY: MFR
Manufacturers of Recalled Vehicles: General Motors, LLC
Report Received Date: 10-31-2012
Record Creation Date: 11-05-2012
Regulation Part Number: N/A
Federal Motor Safety Standard Number: N/A
Summary: General Motors is recalling certain model year 2012 Buick Verano, Chevrolet Cruze, and Chevrolet Sonic vehicles. The driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals.
Consequence: If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal airbag, that airbag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.
Remedy: General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel airbag coil, free of charge. The safety recall began on January 11, 2013. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300.
Notes: This is General Motors recall number 12261.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.
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ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Running Sequence Number: 95239
Campaign Number: 12V288000
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CRUZE
Year: 2012
MFR Campaingn Number: 12081
Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Begin Date of Manufacturing: 02-08-2011
End Date of Manufacturing: 05-31-2012
Vehicle, Equipment or Tire Report: V
Potential Number of Units Affected: 413148
Date Owner Notified: 07-10-2012
INFLUENCED_BY: ODI
Manufacturers of Recalled Vehicles: General Motors, LLC
Report Received Date: 06-22-2012
Record Creation Date: 06-22-2012
Regulation Part Number: N/A
Federal Motor Safety Standard Number: N/A
Summary: GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 2, 2009, THROUGH MAY 31, 2012. SPILLED OR DRIPPING OIL (SUCH AS AFTER AN OIL CHANGE) MAY COLLECT IN THE ENGINE SHIELD (BELLYPAN) NEAR HOT ENGINE OR EXHAUST SYSTEM SURFACES. AS A RESULT, THE OIL AND THE ENGINE SHIELD MAY IGNITE AND BURN.
Consequence: EITHER CONDITION COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, POSSIBLY CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.
Remedy: GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE ENGINE SHIELD TO PREVENT FLUID FROM CONTACTING THE SHIELD. ALSO, ON VEHICLES WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, DEALERS WILL APPLY A PROTECTIVE TAPE TO THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WIRE HARNESS. REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE TO THE OWNER. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 10, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE CHEVROLET OWNER CENTER AT 1-866-694-6546.
Notes: GM?S CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12081.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP: //WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .
Recall Component ID: 000046810001243774000000127
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FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING
Running Sequence Number: 95411
Campaign Number: 12V289000
Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CRUZE
Year: 2012
MFR Campaingn Number: 12133
Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Begin Date of Manufacturing: 06-23-2011
End Date of Manufacturing: 05-14-2012
Vehicle, Equipment or Tire Report: V
Potential Number of Units Affected: 53239
Date Owner Notified: 07-09-2012
INFLUENCED_BY: MFR
Manufacturers of Recalled Vehicles: General Motors, LLC
Report Received Date: 06-22-2012
Record Creation Date: 06-22-2012
Regulation Part Number: N/A
Federal Motor Safety Standard Number: N/A
Summary: GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 2, 2009, THROUGH MAY 14, 2012. ATTACHMENT WELDS FOR THE FUEL TANK STRAP SECONDARY BRACKETS MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED.
Consequence: THE FUEL TANK COULD COME LOOSE IN A CRASH, POSSIBLY ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE TANK. A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR MISSING WELDS. IF THE VEHICLE IS MISSING WELDS, DEALERS WILL SECURE THE BRACKET ATTACHMENTS WITH FASTENERS. REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 9, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE CHEVROLET OWNER CENTER AT 1-866-694-6546.
Notes: GM?S CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12133.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP: //WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .
Recall Component ID: 000046811001243774000000148
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