{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "GM recall 14V540 (14445): Model Year 2011-2013 Chevrolet Caprice",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v540/",
  "summary": "Recall 14V540 (General Motors): If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the...",
  "excerpt": "Chevrolet Caprice, Pontiac G8, model years 2008 to 2013. Filed by General Motors LLC and reported to NHTSA on 9 September 2014. 47,043 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Chevrolet Caprice vehicles manufactured October 15, 2010, to December 6, 2013, and 2008-2009 Pontiac G8 vehicles manufactured July 25, 2007, to February 18, 2009. In the affected vehicles, the driver may accidentally hit the ignition key with their … 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: 14445. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 14V540 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 key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, a key knocked out of the run position could cause loss of engine power, power steering, a…” 14V540 General Motors LLC Electrical System:Ignition 9 September 2014 2008-2013 CHEVROLET",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T16:28:41+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T06:33:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"GM recall 14V540 (14445): Model Year 2011-2013 Chevrolet Caprice\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v540/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}