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The side curtain air bags may not be properly attached.","consequence":"Unsecured side curtain air bags may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, realign or replace the weld nuts, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on May 24, 2021.  Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782.  GM's number for this recall is N202321200.","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.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"N202321200","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"20V668000","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION","mfr":"General Motors LLC","reported":"2020-10-29","owner_notified":"2020-12-15","units":194105,"summary":"General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Cruze and Buick LaCrosse, 2018-2020 Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Terrain, 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, 2019-2020 Buick Encore, Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Acadia, and 2020 Cadillac XT6 vehicles.  The start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing bolts.","consequence":"Missing bolts on the start-stop accumulator endcap could result in a transmission oil leak and may progress to a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash.  A transmission fluid leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of fire.","remedy":"GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the start-stop transmission accumulator and replace it if any bolts are missing, free of charge.  The recall began December 15, 2020.  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 N202313440.","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.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"N202313440","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":77,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":459,"crash":9,"fire":2,"injured":7,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Power Train",194],["Unspecified",103],["Electrical System",101],["Engine",84],["Service Brakes",37],["Fuel/Propulsion System",29]],"by_year":{"2017":2,"2018":31,"2019":58,"2020":48,"2021":37,"2022":32,"2023":50,"2024":67,"2025":85,"2026":49},"excerpts":[["2021-12-31","Electrical System","Electrical ground problem affecting transmission control is evident by a Shift to Park warning that displays on the driver information center and prevents vehicle from being turned off. GM has this problem so we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll documented that a TSB exists and is on file with NHTSA. The inability to turn off the vehicle when this\u2026"],["2021-12-15","Electrical System","Shift to Park message displays on the Driver Information Center (DIC) when the vehicle has been shifted to Park and the ignition has been turned to the Off position. This causes alarm chimes to go off when door is opened and the battery to drain."],["2021-12-15","Electrical System","When driving on a right hand curve with traffic in the opposite direction lane, the forward collision warning system flashed a large red warning flash on the instrument panel near the speedometer. This was alarming and caused me to put on the brakes immediately, although there was no impending crash. This cause the car\u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.15,"seats":null,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.169,"seats":null,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":50,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":22,"ncap":5,"complaints":459},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}