Chevrolet Impala: Parking brake

Affects Chevrolet Impala · 2014 — about 4K vehicles.

The hazard

Brake pads that remain partially engaged with the rotors may cause excessive brake heat that may result in a fire.

What to do

GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the electronic parking brake control module with new software, free of charge. The recall began March 5, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet). GM's number for this recall is 15100. Note: This recall covers a limited population of vehicles that were remedied incorrectly under recall 14V-541.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational