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Chevrolet engine block heater cord or the terminals that connect the heater cord to the block heater may short circuit and fail.

NHTSA campaign 19V-328 · Reported April 25, 2019 · 318,374 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Chevrolet Silverado and Sierra
VEHICLES AFFECTED
318,374
REMEDY
GM will contact owners, dealers will replace the engine block heater, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

General Motors LLC reported a problem with the engine. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The engine block heater cord or the terminals that connect the heater cord to the block heater may short circuit and fail.

WHY IT MATTERS

A short-circuit may damage the engine components and increase the risk of fire.

WHAT TO DO

GM will contact owners, dealers will replace the engine block heater, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 19V-328.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2017–2019Chevrolet Silverado
2017–2019GMC Sierra

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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