Recall 14V541000

PARKING BRAKE

Report Date
20140909
Component
PARKING BRAKE
Affected Vehicles
5 models

Defect Description

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Cadillac XTS vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, to August 22, 2014, and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured November 5, 2012, to September 2, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the electronic parking brake piston actuation arm may not fully retract causing the brake pads to stay partially engaged.

Safety Consequence

Brake pads that remain partially engaged with the rotors may cause excessive brake heat that may result in a fire.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the electronic parking brake software, free of charge. The recall began on October 28, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14471.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2013 CADILLAC XTS
2014 CADILLAC XTS
2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA
2015 CADILLAC XTS
2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.