OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 14V252000

NHTSA campaign 14V252000 covers 20 published year-and-model reports from 3 makes in this index and lists 2,440,524 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received May 14, 2014 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 14V252000 says

NHTSA campaign 14V252000 identifies ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL and states that Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.

Defect summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured May 16, 2003, through October 11, 2012, 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured June 25, 2003, through April 5, 2007, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured May 26, 2004, through January 4, 2010, and 2007-2010 Saturn Aura vehicles manufactured April 24, 2006, through May 26, 2009. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the Body Control Module (BCM) connection may result in voltage fluctuations in the Brake Apply Sensor (BAS) circuit. These fluctuations can cause one or more of these conditions: the brake lights to illuminate without the brake pedal being pushed; the brake lights to not illuminate when the pedal is pushed; difficulty disengaging the cruise control; moving the gear shifter out of the 'PARK' position without pushing the brake; and disablement of crash avoidance features such as traction control, electronic stability control, and panic braking assist features.

Consequence summary

Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 14V252000

For NHTSA campaign 14V252000, the filed corrective action says: GM will notify owners, and dealers will attach the wiring harness to the BCM with a spacer, apply dielectric lubricant to both the BCM and harness connector and the BAS and harness connector, and will relearn the brake pedal home position, free of charge. The manufacturer distributed an Interim letter to customers on July 14, 2014. The recall began on August 18, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-762-2737 (Pontiac), 1-800-553-6000 (Saturn). GM's number for this recall is 13036.

GM will notify owners, and dealers will attach the wiring harness to the BCM with a spacer, apply dielectric lubricant to both the BCM and harness connector and the BAS and harness connector, and will relearn the brake pedal home position, free of charge. The manufacturer distributed an Interim letter to customers on July 14, 2014. The recall began on August 18, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-762-2737 (Pontiac), 1-800-553-6000 (Saturn). GM's number for this recall is 13036.

Owner notification: August 18, 2014
Filing manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Component groups: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 14V252000

RecallRoad links 20 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 14V252000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.