{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "General Motors Corp. recall 10V138 (10216): Chevrolet Express, GMC Savana (2010)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v138/",
  "summary": "Recall 10V138: THE LOW RESISTANCE SHORT COULD EVENTUALLY GENERATE ENOUGH HEAT TO RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. The maker's own number: 10216.",
  "excerpt": "Chevrolet Express, Gmc Savana, model year 2010. Filed by General Motors Corp. and reported to NHTSA on 6 April 2010. 4,485 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says General motors has notified nhtsa of a defect in certain model year 2010 chevrolet express and gmc savana vans 2500, 3500 and 4500 series. some of these vehicles have a condition in which the generator may develop a low resistance short within the voltage regulator. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls The maker's own number for this recall: 10216. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 10V138 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THE LOW RESISTANCE SHORT COULD EVENTUALLY GENERATE ENOUGH HEAT TO RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.” 10V138 GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Electrical System:Alternator/Generator/Regulator 6 April 2010 2010-2010 CHEVROLET EXPRESS, GMC SAVANA THE LOW RESISTANCE SHORT COULD EVENTUALLY GENERATE ENOUGH HEAT TO RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE ANY SUSPECT GENERATORS IF N",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:43:03+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T03:13:31+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"General Motors Corp. recall 10V138 (10216): Chevrolet Express, GMC Savana (2010)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v138/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}