Nearly 600,000 GM Trucks And SUVs Recalled Over Possible Engine Failure

Key Takeaways

On April 24, 2025, the institution announced that 597,630 full-size trucks and SUVs successful the United States are being recalled.

The callback is owed to a manufacturing defect that tin effect successful the vehicles’ V8 engines failing without immoderate informing to the driver.

This defect affects astir 3 percent of the GM vehicles successful this category.

As the upwind warms, we commencement dreaming of summertime roadworthy trips done the South. But the cardinal to immoderate roadworthy travel is the vehicle—not the brisket sliders astatine Buccee’s, though they travel successful a adjacent second. Safety first, our mothers ever told us. That’s why, if you thrust a Cadillac, Chevrolet, oregon GMC, you’ll privation to wage attraction to the latest quality from GM.

CBS News reported a large callback coming from car manufacturing elephantine General Motors (GM), which produces brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC. On April 24, 2025, the institution announced that 597,630 full-size trucks and SUVs successful the United States are being recalled owed to a manufacturing defect that tin effect successful the vehicles’ V8 engines failing without immoderate informing to the driver. This defect affects astir 3 percent of the GM vehicles successful this category.

According to a study published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the defect is related to the connecting rod and/or crankshaft motor components and tin pb to motor harm and motor failure. This nonaccomplishment of propulsion increases the hazard of car accidents and crashes, which tin effect successful wounded and/or spot damage.

In January, car information regulators opened an probe aft receiving “39 complaints and a fig of Early Warning Reporting (EWR) Field Reports” alleging motor nonaccomplishment without detectability successful GM vehicles with the L87 V8 engine. The institution estimated that 877,710 vehicles were affected, including the fashionable Chevrolet Silverado truck.

GM’s investigation identified a gathering play from March 2021 done May 2024 that had an accrued complaint of perchance related motor nonaccomplishment claims, which past led to identifying supplier manufacturing and prime issues during that time. This included “rod-bearing harm from sediment connected connecting rods and crankshaft-oil galleries and retired of specification crankshaft dimensions and aboveground finish.”

The callback (recall fig N252494000) specifically includes these GM vehicles with a 6.2L V8 state engine:

• 2021-2024 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV

• Chevrolet Silverado 1500

• Chevrolet Suburban

• Chevrolet Tahoe

• GMC Sierra 1500

• GMC Yukon and Yukon XL

So what happens if you person 1 of the cars listed successful the recall? Bring it to your section trader to person the motor inspected, repaired, oregon replaced, if needed, escaped of charge. Owners volition beryllium notified by message connected June 9, 2025, but you tin besides cheque your VIN fig successful the GM Owner Center oregon connected NHTSA’s website. To date, determination person been 12 perchance related crashes and alleged injuries—all “minor oregon non-physical.”

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