Component
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
What Happened
The label on your Buick Encore or Chevrolet Trax shows the tire information. However, the label on certain 2015 models may be missing the size of the front and rear rims.
Risk if Unfixed
If you replace the rims with the wrong size, your vehicle could be more prone to a crash, which could cause serious injury or damage.
Free Fix
Your dealer will send you a corrected label for free, which you should install on your vehicle as soon as you receive it. This repair is on the house, so schedule it with your dealer when you get the notice.
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Original — What Happened
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."
Original — Risk if Unfixed
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.
Original — Remedy
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.
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