Transport Canada issued a
recall notice on Dec. 8 that could affect as many as 85,685 vehicles manufactured by General Motors (GM). They are among certain recent Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC models that could experience problems with their daytime running lamps (DRLs) staying on when the headlamps are on, creating a safety hazard.
This “could cause glare for oncoming drivers and increase the risk of a crash,” said the recall notice.
Canadian regulations require the DRLs to turn off when the headlamps are on. Owners of the affected vehicles are being asked to take their cars to a dealership to have the body control module software updated in order to correct the problem.
The affected vehicles include the Buick Envision model years 2021 to 2023; the Cadillac CT4 and CT5 model years 2020 to 2023; the 2022 and 2023 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV; the 2022 and 2023 Chevrolet Silverado, Suburban, and Tahoe; and the 2022 and 2023 GMC Sierra, Yukon, and Yukon XL.
More details can be found on the list published on the Transport Canada
website.
This follows a GM recall in early November in the United States of 338,00 full-size SUVS with a similar DRL
malfunction. That recall affected the 2021 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, and the 2021 GMC Yukon and Yukon XL.
The problem was first discovered by a GM engineer during validation testing this past August, according to
Autoblog. An investigation followed, resulting in the recall.
GM said it has not had any reports of crashes or injuries caused by the problem, according to an Associated Press article published Nov. 10.
