In April, General Motors issued a recall for the 2015, 2016, and 2017 Chevrolet Trax crossovers over faulty lower-control arms. Now, that recall has been expanded to include 2018 model year vehicles.
The defect: a joint in one or both of the front lower-control arms may have been improperly welded. An improperly welded joint may break, resulting in the partial separation of the lower-control arm from the vehicle.
The hazard: a partial separation of the lower control arm from the vehicle could cause the attached from wheel to toe outward, impacting the vehicle’s handling and steering, while increasing the risk of a crash.
Affected components: suspension.
Affected vehicles:Â
- 2015 Chevrolet Trax
- 2016 Chevrolet Trax
- 2017 Chevrolet Trax
- 2018 Chevrolet Trax
Number of vehicles affected:
- 93,693 units in the United States
- 13,683 units in Canada
The fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the left and right front lower-control arms, replacing them as necessary, free of charge.
Owners should: await notification from General Motors. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule.
Owners can also contact customer service with questions by using the following information.
Contacts:
- Chevrolet Customer Service: 1-800-222-1020
- GM Recall Number:Â A182202370
- NHTSA Toll Free: 1-888-327-4236
- NHTSA (TTY): 1-800-424-9153
- NHTSA Website: www.safecar.gov
- NHTSA Recall Number: 19V652000
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Comments
Trax/Encore. Kind of the same car. I love my Encore so far and have not had one issue or recall. Does anyone know if this will also be the case for the Buick too?
Interestingly, there isn’t a recall for the Encore yet. I’m assuming that’s the result of the models impacted by this recall coming out of a different plant.
Really. Guess I just assumed they were built in the same plant. Good to know! Maybe there is still something to Buick being the higher quality brand? haha.
my grand daughter hit a pot hole and needed a lower control arm and the shops will not repair the car till GM has new control arms available. they will not put on a after market or salvage yard part on the car because of the recall. it has been weeks and she had to rent a car and the best part is her car is not on the recall list.