{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "GM recall 12V408 (12176): Model Year 2012 Chevrolet Sonic",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v408/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V408 (General Motors): A lack of washer fluid could impede the driver's view, increasing the risk of a crash. General Motors's own number: 12176.",
  "excerpt": "Chevrolet Sonic, model year 2012. Filed by General Motors LLC and reported to NHTSA on 20 August 2012. 44,668 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2012 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles manufactured from May 5, 2011, through February 24, 2012. These vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 104, \"Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems.\" The windshield wiper washer hose on these vehicles … 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 General Motors's own number for this recall: 12176. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V408 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: “A lack of washer fluid could impede the driver's view, increasing the risk of a crash.” 12V408 General Motors LLC Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer 20 August 2012 2012-2012 CHEVROLET SONIC A lack of washer fluid could impede the driver's view, increasing the risk of a crash. GM will notify owners, and dealers will secure the windshield washer hose to p",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:42:11+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:13:30+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"GM recall 12V408 (12176): Model Year 2012 Chevrolet Sonic\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v408/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}