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NHTSA campaign 23V549000 · manufacturer recall N232414720

2024 Chevrolet and GMC: steering recall

A steering arm that disconnects may result in a total loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

critical 3,893 vehicles affected 97% reported repaired

What was reported

Source: manufacturer filing, 49 CFR Part 573
Problem General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, 3500, and GMC Sierra 2500, 3500 vehicles. The steering gear shaft may fracture and disconnect from the steering arm. Risk A steering arm that disconnects may result in a total loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will inspect and replace the steering gear, if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 22, 2023. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N232414720.

Reported to NHTSA Aug 3, 2023 by General Motors, LLC, owners notified Sep 22, 2023.

What that means, in plain English

Source: WhichTrim's reading of the filing above — not NHTSA's wording

A fracturing steering gear shaft that disconnects from the steering arm causes total, immediate loss of steering control at speed — a direct, unwarned takeover of vehicle control meeting the critical threshold.

Written for us by a language model from the manufacturer's filed text, which is quoted in full above. Where the two differ, the filing is the record and this is only our summary of it.

The fix, from the dealer bulletin

Source: NHTSA remedy instructions and dealer notice
Stop-sale Yes: the bulletin says the vehicle may not be sold or delivered until repaired
Remedy Instructions filed: the dealer bulletin exists

Parts named

Part numberDescriptionQty
86802099Steering Gear (RPO NV8)
86802094Steering Gear (Standard Assist)
86802093Steering Gear (High Assist)
11610455Washer, Pit Arm (Pitman Arm to Gear Nut)
11610454Nut, Pit Arm
11516133Steering Linkage / Pitman Arm Nut
19329448
19329449
88865888

Labour, as the warranty table lists it

  • 2.7 h · op 9106944 · Steering Gear Replacement (includes inspection and front end alignment) With RPO NV8…

The operation code and time the manufacturer pays the dealer; a customer-pay estimate elsewhere is a different number.

The advisory, as filed: “Attention: It is a violation of Federal law for a dealer to deliver a new motor vehicle or any new or used item of motor vehicle equipment (including a tire) covered by this notification under a sale or lease until the defect or noncompliance is remedied.”

Read from NHTSA’s copy of the manufacturer’s dealer documents (manufacturer campaign N232414720). The procedure itself is in the bulletin; a franchised dealer has the current copy on the manufacturer’s portal, and that copy governs. Working a lot or a fleet? Recall Watch carries this line on every VIN it checks: remedy status, hours, stop-sale.

Which vehicles are covered

Source: NHTSA campaign 23V549000
Model yearClassSafety SignalRecalls on file
2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HDPickup truckC4
2024 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HDPickup truckC3
2024 GMC Sierra 2500HDPickup truckC4
2024 GMC Sierra 3500HDPickup truckC3

Those are the model years inside WhichTrim's range, 2016 onward. The campaign may cover others outside it, and the only thing that settles whether one specific vehicle is included is its VIN.

How much of it has been fixed

Source: manufacturer quarterly report, 49 CFR 573.7
Reported repaired 97%

of the campaign

The final figure: the six quarters of reporting that 49 cfr 573.7 requires have closed.

This is the manufacturer's own cumulative count of vehicles it has inspected and repaired, divided by the vehicles the campaign covers. It files that count with NHTSA every quarter for six consecutive quarters, starting from the quarter in which owners were told a remedy was ready, and then the obligation ends — so a figure on an older campaign is where the count stopped, not where it stands today.

It rarely reaches 100%, and not because the work was not done. The same report asks manufacturers to count vehicles they could not reach at all — exported, stolen, scrapped, or simply never located — and those stay in the denominator. A low number means a lot of these vehicles are still out there unrepaired; it does not tell you which ones.

The federal paperwork

Source: nhtsa.gov

Check one specific vehicle

A recall applies to a build range, so year, make and model cannot settle it. Type the VIN and the WhichTrim recall report checks this campaign’s build window and engine against it.

Campaign 23V549000 · the manufacturer calls it N232414720

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR Part 573

Is N232414720 the same recall as 23V549000?

Yes. N232414720 is the number General Motors, LLC uses for this campaign in its own paperwork and in the letter it sends owners. 23V549000 is the number NHTSA files it under. One recall, two references — dealers and service departments generally quote the manufacturer's.

Does this recall repair cost anything?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to remedy a safety defect or a compliance failure at no charge, for vehicles up to 15 years old measured from the date of first sale. A dealer that asks you to pay for a recall repair is in the wrong.

How do I know whether my vehicle is included?

By VIN, not by model year. The manufacturer files a build range with NHTSA and only vehicles inside it are covered, so two identical-looking cars from the same year can differ. NHTSA's own lookup checks a VIN against the manufacturer's list.

What if the repair is not available yet?

It happens, and often. Manufacturers must notify owners when a defect is found even if the parts or the software are not ready, then notify them a second time once the remedy exists. The remedy filed for this campaign is described above.

What did the manufacturer say was wrong?

The problem, risk and fix quoted on this page are the manufacturer's own words as filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR Part 573. WhichTrim does not paraphrase them.

Who started this recall?

NHTSA's record credits the manufacturer. A recall can begin with the manufacturer's own testing, with a defect investigation, or with a compliance test against a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.