A recall of 12,715 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles for improperly tightened steering gear assembly nuts.
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles. The steering gear assembly may have a nut that was not properly tightened.
Affected VINs should be searchable now at the NHTSA website.
Here is the relevant information from the NHTSA Recall notice:
NHTSA ID Number: 26V718
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Components: STEERING
Potential Number of Units Affected: 12,715
Estimated percentage with defect: 1%
Descriptive Information
Manufacturing records, part trace data, and vehicle service records were used to identify the affected population.
Vehicles with a recorded non-suspect steering gear serial number or a completed steering gear replacement under recall 26V399 are excluded.
Description of defect or noncompliance:
General Motors has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety may exist in certain 2025 – 2026 model year Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles. These vehicles may have a steering gear assembly with a nut that was not properly tightened. GM previously conducted a recall for this condition (NHTSA Recall 26V399), and is filing this recall because approximately 108 suspect steering gears were inadvertently excluded from the original recall scope.
Description of the safety risk, including crash, fire, death, injury:
A loose nut that separates from the steering gear assembly while driving can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Description of the cause:
A malfunctioning part sensor at the supplier’s facility allowed some assemblies to pass without the nut being properly tightened. The inspection criteria for recall 26V399 omitted 108 suspect steering gear serial numbers that were incorrectly believed to have been contained at the supplier.
Identification of any warning that can occur:
Drivers may notice degraded steering precision or may notice the steering wheel is off-center when driving straight.
Chronology
In June 2026, GM recalled certain vehicles under NHTSA No. 26V399 for this condition. Dealers inspected vehicles for 51 suspect steering gear serial numbers provided by the supplier, replaced matching steering gears, and closed non-matching vehicles after inspection.
On September 28, 2026, a GM brand quality manager submitted a report through GM’s Speak Up for Safety (SUFS) program after a dealer reported a loose nut in the steering gear assembly of a 2025 Chevrolet Express that had previously been inspected and closed under recall 26V399. GM opened a product investigation on October 6, 2026.
GM’s investigator matched the subject vehicle’s serial number to the supplier’s list categorizing the disposition of suspect parts, and determined that 108 suspect steering gear serial numbers were incorrectly omitted from the recall because they were believed to have been contained at the supplier.
On October 8, 2026, GM revised the service bulletin in recall 26V399 to include the additional 108 suspect serial numbers. In addition to the SUFS subject vehicle, GM’s investigation identified two potentially related warranty claims involving vehicles previously closed under recall 26V399. Repairs were completed on these vehicles on July 9 and July 20, 2026. GM is not aware of any crashes or injuries associated with this condition.
On October 22, 2026, GM’s Safety Field Action Decision Authority (SFADA) decided to conduct a safety recall. Approximately 12,715 vehicles in the United States require reinspection for the added suspect steering gear serial numbers.
Remedy
Description of Remedy
Remedy Type: Replace
Description of remedy program:
Approximately 12,715 vehicles that were already inspected in recall 26V399 and did not receive a new steering gear or were inspected and there is no record of the steering gear serial number in the repair order need to be inspected again. Dealers will inspect the steering gear serial number against the expanded suspect list and replace the steering gear assembly if it matches. Vehicles without matching serial numbers will be closed after inspection.
How remedy component differs from recalled component:
The nuts on replacement steering gears are torqued to specification.
Description of recall schedule:
Dealers will be notified on October 29, 2026. Owner notification is estimated to start mailing on December 14, 2026.
