2014 Chevrolet Impala defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2014 Chevrolet Impala. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• BiCal Chevrolet/Loss of Power Steering
  Audit Query AQ17002 · opened Mar 16, 2017 · closed May 14, 2020

  NHTSA opened AQ17-002 to determine whether BiCal Chevrolet of Valley Stream, New York (BiCal) has complied with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 (Safety Act) and its implementing regulations. The Safety Act requires, among other things, that a manufacturer not…

• Active Safety System Malfunction
  Preliminary Evaluation PE14010 · opened Apr 15, 2014 · closed Nov 21, 2014 · led to recall 14V541000

  On April 15, 2014, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE14-010 based on two complaints alleging incidents of sudden/severe uncommanded braking resulting in rear impact collisions in model year (MY) 2014 Chevrolet Impala vehicles.ODI analyzed all complaints related to allegations of…