GMC
New GMC Hummer EVs are hitting the streets after the shortest development cycle in General Motors’ history, and with a very small number of vehicles delivered to customers, the electric pickup has hit a small snag. The 9,000-pound truck has been saddled with its very first recall. Hummer owners need not worry as it’s a simple issue to do with the taillight wiring. Also, only 10 vehicles are affected—pretty good, then, considering how widespread some recalls can be.
The recall was posted to the NHTSA’s website on March 10, and it lays out the facts pretty plainly. A “taillight software” defect can cause them to stay on or off indefinitely or be partially illuminated, no matter the input from the driver. Apparently, this is not a central programming issue; it’s internal in the taillight. Who knew the Hummer EV’s taillights had their own software.
The fix is simple: Take your Hummer EV to the dealer, the techs there will check it, and if there’s something wrong with them, the taillights will be replaced. I’m not sure why I explained that as if the people affected by this are reading—there’s less than a dozen, after all. I think Ashton Kutcher actually has one, so if this is how he finds out—assuming they’re all affected, which they may not be—that’s definitely something I guess.
Even if Ashton Kutcher doesn’t read this article though, all 10 of the affected Hummer EV owners will be getting letters in the mail starting on April 25 instructing them to bring their trucks into the dealership. Maybe they can talk the technicians into unlocking the wheelie mode while they’re there. Just a thought.
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