How Do I Check for Recalls on My Gm?

How Do I Check for Recalls on My GM?

Vehicle recalls happening to enhance safety by reducing the chances of getting car accidents. Recalls often happen often and aim to repair a defect on a particular vehicle. Car manufacturers send notifications to the buyers through emails, messages, or even through making phone calls. Some car dealers like GM even have applications that you can use to check for a vehicle recall.

However many people are not aware that their cars have been recalled because they might have missed the messages. If you fail to take the initiative to check for recalls, you can miss out on important information. There is no expiry date to when you should return your car to the dealer for a repair but sometimes the spare parts may run out.

To enhance the safety of the citizens, the government also takes measures to ensure that all defective cars are repaired. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) lists vehicles that have been having been recalled for repairs and ensure that the defects are repaired.

How To Check for Recalls on Your GM

To enhance your safety while using your GM car, you must keep checking for recalls on the car so that the defect is repaired. You can check for a recall on your GM by following the guidelines given below or contacting the GM customer support team. This is how you go about checking for a GM recall;

1. The first step in checking for a car recall is to get your vehicle identification number (VIN) which has seventeen characters.
2. You can find your vehicle's VIN at the lower corner of the windshield on the side of the driver.
3. The insurance card also has the VIN of your car.
4. Open the GM recalls website.
5. Type in the VIN for your car to check whether it is in the list for recall
6. If your car is not on the list, it means that the car is not on defective
7. It is best to keep checking the site regularly because sometimes the list may take some days to be complete.
8. If GM has announced that they are recalling a car, they will write a letter and send it to you within 60 days if your car is affected.
9. You can also check whether there is a recall for your car on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website.
10. To do this, open this page and type in the VIN of your car
11. Look out for any recalls on this site.
12. It is possible to check for recalls of parts or equipment in your car on the NHTSA site.
13. However, if there are too many recalls and you are not sure whether your car is on the list, you can call the GM customer support team to confirm
14. Sending an email to the GM customer support team is another way of confirming whether you have a recall.
15. You can also reach GM through a live chat or their Facebook and Twitter handles