GM recalling nearly 600,000 US vehicles over engine issue

David Shepardson

Tue, Apr 29, 2025, 5:21 AM 1 min read

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -GM is recalling astir 600,000 SUVs and trucks successful the United States owed to motor issues, it announced connected Tuesday.

The Detroit automaker is recalling 2021 done 2024 exemplary twelvemonth Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Suburban, and Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles with 6.2L V8 state engines.

It said the connecting rod and crankshaft motor components whitethorn person manufacturing defects that tin pb to motor harm oregon failure.

GM said it identified 12 crashes and 12 injuries successful the United States that whitethorn beryllium related to the callback issue. Dealers volition inspect the motor and, if needed, repair oregon regenerate it.

Vehicles that walk inspection volition beryllium provided a higher viscosity oil, which volition besides necessitate a caller lipid capable headdress and an lipid filter replacement, GM said.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration successful January opened an probe into 877,710 GM vehicles implicit reports of motor failures involving vehicles with the V8 engine.

The institution subsequently opened its investigation.

GM antecedently closed 3 anterior investigations into the contented since 2022 based connected the disposable information tract information.

It identified 28,102 tract complaints oregon incidents successful the United States perchance related to nonaccomplishment of the motor owed to crankshaft, connecting rod, oregon motor bearing issues, including 14,332 involving allegations of nonaccomplishment of propulsion.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Joe Bavier)