{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "GM recall 21V440 (A212335470): Buick Encore GX, Chevrolet Trailblazer (2020 to 2022)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v440/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V440 (General Motors): A fractured jack can cause the vehicle to collapse, increasing the risk of injury. General Motors's own number: A212335470.",
  "excerpt": "Buick Encore Gx, Chevrolet Trailblazer, model years 2020 to 2022. Filed by General Motors, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 10 June 2021. 135,400 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says General Motors, LLC. (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Buick Encore GX and 2021-2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer vehicles. The emergency jack, if not positioned as directed in the vehicle owner's manual, can fracture while in use. 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: A212335470. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V440 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 fractured jack can cause the vehicle to collapse, increasing the risk of injury.” 21V440 General Motors, LLC Equipment:Mechanical:Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift:Stand 10 June 2021 2020-2022 BUICK ENCORE GX, CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER A fractured jack can cause the vehicle to collapse, increasing the risk of injury. Dealers will replace the jack, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters info",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:53:36+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T19:27:06+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"GM recall 21V440 (A212335470): Buick Encore GX, Chevrolet Trailblazer (2020 to 2022)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v440/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}