Buick Enclave, Buick Lucerne, Cadillac Cts, Cadillac Dts, Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac Escalade Esv, model years 2006 to 2009. Filed by General Motors Corp. and reported to NHTSA on 4 June 2010. 1,365,070 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Gm is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 buick, lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; model year 2008-2009 buick enclave; cadillac cts; model year 2007-2009 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; gmc acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon xl; saturn outlook; and model …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 10V240 cover?
- Buick Enclave, Buick Lucerne, Cadillac CTS, Cadillac DTS, Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac Escalade Esv, Cadillac Escalade Ext, Chevrolet Avalanche, model years 2006-2009.
- What is wrong with them?
- GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 BUICK, LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE; CADILLAC CTS; MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL; SATURN...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE HEATED WASHER MODULE TO IGNITE AND A FIRE MAY OCCUR.
- Is there a fix yet?
- DEALERS WILL PERMANENTLY DISABLE AND REMOVE THE HEATED WASHER FLUID MODULE. AN UPDATED PAGE FOR THE OWNER MANUAL WILL BE PROVIDED AND INSERTED IN THE OWNER MANUAL TO DOCUMENT THAT THE FEATURE HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY DISABLED AND REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 11, 2010.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE HEATED WASHER MODULE TO IGNITE AND A FIRE MAY OCCUR.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 10V240 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| System at fault | Electrical System |
| Reported to NHTSA | 4 June 2010 |
| Model years | 2006-2009 |
| Vehicles named | BUICK ENCLAVE, BUICK LUCERNE, CADILLAC CTS, CADILLAC DTS, CADILLAC ESCALADE, CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV, CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT, CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500, CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, CHEVROLET TAHOE, CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, GMC ACADIA, GMC SIERRA |
What the notice says today
The consequence
IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE HEATED WASHER MODULE TO IGNITE AND A FIRE MAY OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL PERMANENTLY DISABLE AND REMOVE THE HEATED WASHER FLUID MODULE. AN UPDATED PAGE FOR THE OWNER MANUAL WILL BE PROVIDED AND INSERTED IN THE OWNER MANUAL TO DOCUMENT THAT THE FEATURE HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY DISABLED AND REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 11, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 1,836 notices in the record whose component field names electrical system. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 41 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Buick Enclave recalls: 24 US campaigns
- Cadillac CTS recalls: 14 US campaigns
- Cadillac Escalade recalls: 21 US campaigns
- Cadillac Escalade Esv recalls: 35 US campaigns
- Cadillac Escalade Ext recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Chevrolet Avalanche recalls: 5 US campaigns
- Chevrolet Silverado 3500 recalls: 37 US campaigns
- Chevrolet Suburban recalls: 25 US campaigns
- Chevrolet Tahoe recalls: 32 US campaigns
- Chevrolet Traverse recalls: 28 US campaigns
- GMC Acadia recalls: 32 US campaigns
- GMC Sierra recalls: 20 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 10V240, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v240/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 10V240 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
4e1eef54 - Consequence
0f6ec026 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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