A front three quarters shot of a white Chevy Silverado 2500 Trail Boss parked on a corner of a dirt trail in front of dead plantsThough Ford is the undisputed recall king, another American automotive giant issued a sweeping recall recently that involves 40 of its models. General Motors is recalling 5,482 2025 to 2027 model-year Cadillacs, Buicks, Chevrolets, and GMCs because their radios may not have been set to the correct status to download the electronic owner's manual during production, so their owners have no manual to refer to for safe operation. This omission means the cars do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, which specifies owner's manual requirements.According to the NHTSA Recall Report, General Motors will reset the vehicle radio, which will facilitate automatic download of the electronic owner's manual in order to remedy the issue. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on April 13, but concerned owners may input their VIN into the NHTSA recall search tool to determine if their vehicle is affected by the recall. The list of affected models is longFront three quarters shot of a dark blue Cadillac Vistiq parked in front of a glass buildingThe issue was caused when the affected units were shipped from GM's manufacturing plant without being placed into transport mode, and an employee submitted a report to GM's Speak Up For Safety program after finding the issue may exist in vehicles manufactured at other facilities, too. Fortunately GM is unaware of any injuries or deaths caused by the mistake, but it's pretty important for owners to have access to their car's manual, especially in modern feature-laden cars. Visit the NHTSA website for more information.This recall affects the following models:21 2026 Buick Envisions68 2026 Buick Enclaves209 2026 Cadillac Vistiqs175 2026 Cadillac Escalade IQLs161 2026 Cadillac Escalade IQs50 2025 Cadillac Optiqs7 2026 Cadillac Optiqs10 2026 Cadillac CT5s65 2026 Cadillac Lyriqs72 2026 Cadillac Escalades48 2026 Cadillac Escalade ESVs7 2026 Chevrolet Blazer EVs117 2027 Chevrolet Bolts12 2026 Chevrolet Colorados11 2025 Chevrolet Colorados6 2026 Chevrolet Corvette Convertibles2 2026 Chevrolet Corvette Coupes3 2026 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible E-Rays445 Chevrolet Equinoxes1 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EVs17 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EVs2 2026 Chevrolet Silverado 3500s7 2026 Chevrolet Silverado 2500s195 2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500s1,136 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EVs91 2026 Chevrolet Suburban 1500s149 2026 Chevrolet Tahoes299 2026 Chevrolet Traverses69 2026 GMC Acadias4 2026 GMC Canyons8 2025 GMC Canyons155 2026 GMC Hummer EVs90 2026 GMC Hummer EV Pickups1 2026 GMC Sierra 35002 2026 GMC Sierra 2500s118 2026 GMC Sierra 1500s1,313 2026 GMC Sierra EVs177 2026 GMC Terrains1 2026 GMC Yukons58 2026 GMC Yukon XLs Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox, and add us as a preferred search source on Google.
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