Chevrolet Silverado vehicles recalled because of brake sensor hearth hazard

Normal Motors is recalling almost 62,500 Chevrolet Silverado pickups as a result of their brake stress sensor meeting might doubtlessly leak and trigger a fireplace.

The recalled Chevrolet Silverado Medium Obligation 4500HD, 5500HD and 6500HD pickups from mannequin years 2019-2025 may “have a brake stress sensor meeting that will enable brake fluid to leak past the diaphragm seal into the brake stress change,” the automaker stated in recall report submitted to the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA).

That half might quick circuit, leading to “extreme warmth” and a heightened “threat of fireplace whereas driving or parked” if leaked brake fluid comes into contact with {the electrical} elements inside it, in response to the recall report. 

GM stated homeowners of the recalled Chevrolet Silverados ought to park their pickup vehicles outdoors till the problem might be fastened. They need to additionally hold them parked away from buildings, in response to the NHTSA. 

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The automaker, headquartered in Detroit, linked the issue to a provider utilizing an “unauthorized chemical” within the manufacturing of a “rubber diaphragm” inside the brake stress sensor meeting.

The Chevrolet brand on a automotive parked within the lot at River Oaks Nation Membership April 5, 2025, in Houston, Texas. (Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)

The repair will contain sellers swapping out the brake stress change wire harness for one with a “silicone sealant” that stops leakage, the recall report stated. Automobile homeowners is not going to must pay for that service. 

The NHTSA famous that pickups within the recall inhabitants “that have been beforehand repaired” by means of a previous recall “might want to have the brand new treatment accomplished.”

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“The security of our prospects is the best precedence for all the GM group, and we’re working to treatment this matter as rapidly as doable,” GM stated in a press release to FOX Enterprise. 

Normal Motors headquarters (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Pictures/LightRocket through Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)

The automaker is alerting affected Chevrolet Silverado homeowners of the problem by means of an preliminary letter in late July, with a subsequent one anticipated to comply with “as soon as the treatment is offered,” in response to the NHTSA. 

Sellers have already been knowledgeable of the recall on the 2019-2025 Chevrolet Silverado Medium Obligation 4500HD, 5500HD and 6500HD pickups.

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Chevrolet is one in all a number of manufacturers inside GM’s portfolio, which additionally contains Buick, GMC and Cadillac. 

The corporate had a market capitalization of almost $47.9 billion as of Friday afternoon.