2012 Chevrolet Express, 2012 Chevrolet Suburban, 2012 GMC Savana and 1 other model Recall: Steering

NHTSA campaign 12V112000 · Steering · filed Mar 22, 2012 · verified Sep 13, 2026

Units reported

Manufacturer

GENERAL MOTORS LLC

Risk

Crash / injury

Owner letters

Mailing began Apr 4, 2012

The defect

GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND SUBURBAN VEHICLES, AND GMC SAVANA AND YUKON XL HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES. THE STEERING GEAR PITMAN SHAFT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY HARDENED AND COULD FRACTURE.

The risk

IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, A LOSS OF STEERING COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

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The fix — what to do

GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR PITMAN SHAFT. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON APRIL 4, 2012.

GM S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12055. CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Affected vehicles

Make	Model	Model years
Chevrolet	Express	2012
Chevrolet	Suburban	2012
GMC	Savana	2012
GMC	Yukon XL	2012

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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 12V112000 (manufacturer number 12055). Data last verified Sep 13, 2026.