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The certification labels may have incorrect tire/rim size and cold tire pressure information.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, \"Tire Selection and Rims.\"","consequence":"If the information on the certification labels is incorrect,  the operator may install incorrectly sized tires or rims or may improperly inflate the tires, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the certification label, free of charge.  The recall began on July 14, 2016.  Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1050, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782.  GM's number for this recall is 46600.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"46600","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":92,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":395,"crash":14,"fire":3,"injured":22,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Engine",201],["Visibility/Wiper",113],["Unspecified",32],["Power Train",26],["Electrical System",24],["Fuel/Propulsion System",19]],"by_year":{"2015":1,"2016":14,"2017":14,"2018":17,"2019":38,"2020":43,"2021":30,"2022":53,"2023":74,"2024":54,"2025":43,"2026":14},"excerpts":[["2022-01-27","Engine","Drove to work 1/26/22 and heard my engine knocking. During my 10 minute commute there were no warnings, messages or any active dashboard light(s), especially none regarding the engine or oil pressure . Once I parked, my engine seized and began leaking/smoking. The engine needs replaced due to excessive oil consumption \u2026"],["2022-01-24","Engine","Our car was parked outside for the weekend and we were planning to return home. It was around 14\u00c2\u00b0F outside and starting to snow. Approximately 10 minutes into the trip home, the 2016 Chevy Equinox started to make some faint abnormal sounds. Shortly after the instrument cluster displayed a Stabilitrak Warning. I presum\u2026"],["2021-12-16","Visibility/Wiper","I was driving on the highway in the rain and my windshield wiper stopped in the middle of my windshield."]]},"investigations":[{"action":"EA19005","component":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","opened":"2019-12-13","closed":"2022-11-28","campaign":"22V165000","subject":"Front Wiper Transmission Inoperative","summary":"On December 13, 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) upgraded RQ18-002 to an Engineering Analysis (EA19-005) to further assess the MY2010-2016 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain windshield wiper failures. Due to a prior recall, 16V-582, addressing this issue in the MY2013 subject vehicles, MY2013 was not included in the analysis. To date, ODI had received 998 complaints with allegations of the front windshield wiper failing in adverse whether conditions, while the vehicle was in motion.General Motors (GM) initiated Safety Recall 16V-582 on August 3, 2016 to address windshield wiper failure in the Model Year (MY) 2013 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain. Failures were attributed to wa"},{"action":"RQ18002","component":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","opened":"2018-11-02","closed":"2019-12-19","campaign":"","subject":"Windshield Wiper Transmission Failure","summary":"On November 2, 2018, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Recall Query (RQ18-002) to assess the scope of Recall 16V-582.General Motors (GM) initiated Safety Recall 16V-582 on August 3, 2016 to address windshield wiper failure in the Model Year (MY) 2013 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain. Failures were attributed to water and debris intrusion into the windshield wiper assembly ball joints, leading to excessive wear and eventual detachment of the affected ball joint with an attendant loss of windshield wiper function. The recall remedy addressed these conditions with the installation of an improved windshield wiper motor/transmission assembly and the relocation of a drain hole on"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.174,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.191,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":8,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":26,"ncap":4,"complaints":395},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}