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NHTSARecalled 2015-03-20

General Motors, LLC — EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

Is my product affected?

2015 CHEVROLET TRAX; 2015 BUICK ENCORE

  • Brand CHEVROLET
  • Brand BUICK

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

General Motors is recalling certain 2015 Buick Encore vehicles manufactured between August 26, 2014, and February 9, 2015, and 2015 Chevrolet Trax vehicles manufactured between October 13, 2014, and February 3, 2015. These vehicles have tire placards that are missing front and rear rim size information. If an owner replaces the rims without this information, they may install rims of incorrect size, which increases the risk of a crash.

GM will notify affected owners and send them a corrected label at no charge. Owners of affected vehicles should contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. The recall number is 15166.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

If the label is missing front and rear rim size information, the owner may replace the rims with ones that are an incorrect size, increasing the risk of crash.

What should I do?

GM will notify owners, and will send owners a corrected label, free of charge. The recall April 29, 2015. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, and Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15166.

Details from the source

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick Encore vehicles manufactured August 26, 2014, to February 9, 2015, and 2015 Chevrolet Trax vehicles manufactured October 13, 2014, to February 3, 2015. The affected vehicles have tire placards that do not provide the rim size information for the front or rear wheels. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less."

Source

Official record: NHTSA ↗

Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.

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