{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "GM recall 12V454 (12209): Model Year 2013 Chevrolet Sonic",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v454/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V454 (General Motors): If the driver is not aware that the turn signal is not functioning and does not have the light repaired, other drivers m...",
  "excerpt": "Chevrolet Sonic, model year 2013. Filed by General Motors LLC and reported to NHTSA on 17 September 2012. 4,716 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles manufactured from May 29, 2012, through August 29, 2012. When a turn signal lamp fails to operate, the Body Control Module (BCM) in these vehicles does not detect this condition and will not indicate the condition to the driver. … 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: 12209. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V454 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: “If the driver is not aware that the turn signal is not functioning and does not have the light repaired, other drivers may not be alerted that the vehicle is turning, increasing the risk of a crash.” 12V454 General Motors LLC Electrical System 17 September 2012 2013-2013 CHEVROLET SONIC If the driver is not aware that the turn signal is not functioning ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:46:52+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:16:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"GM recall 12V454 (12209): Model Year 2013 Chevrolet Sonic\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v454/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}