Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
- Component
- Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
- Manufacturer
- General Motors LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 58
- Reported to NHTSA
- 2014-05-20
- Owners notified
- 2014-07-30
Defect description
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD vehicles manufactured January 8, 2014, through February 27, 2014, and 2015 GMC Sierra HD vehicles manufactured January 9, 2014, through February 14, 2014, and equipped with a 220 Amp Generator (RPO KW5). In the affected vehicles, the retention clips that attach the fuse block to the vehicle body can become loose allowing the fuse block to move out of position. If this occurs, exposed conductors in the fuse block may contact the mounting studs or other metallic components, causing a short to ground event.
Safety risk
This could result in an arcing condition, and combustible materials located nearby could ignite and result in an engine compartment fire.
Manufacturer remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuse block to verify that it is properly secured, repairing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on July 30, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet) or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14208.