General Motors announced a recall Tuesday of another 2.4 million cars and trucks, adding to the record-setting number of defective vehicles it has already brought back this year.
The company has already made 29 recalls since January, starting with the recall of 2.6 million Chevrolet Cobalts, along with other small models. The cars had a faulty ignition switch that was linked to 13 deaths. To date, GM made a total recall of 13.6 million cars, including the latest.
The new recall involved repair issues with safety belts in a number of crossover models. There were also concerns regarding gear shifts, retention clips and air bags in some models. About 18 crashes and one injury were documented so far, but GM has not acknowledged any fatalities yet.
According to the Washington Post, the latest recalls included 1,339,355 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia full-size crossovers from 2009 to 2014, as well as 2009 to 2010 Saturn Outlooks. These vehicles were discovered to have front safety lap belt cables that could fall apart after some time.
The second batch included 1,075,102 four-speed, automatic transmission 2005 to 2008 Chevrolet Malibus and 2005 to 2008 Pontiac G6s that have a shift cable that could also wear out over time.
In addition, 1,402 Cadillac Escalades and Escalade ESVs from 2015 that were outfitted with a plastic weld that attaches the passenger-side air bag to the instrument panel assembly was found to be insufficiently heated. Officials found it could cause a partial deployment of the air bag during a crash.
Last on the recall list were 58 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD full-size pickups from 2015, which have retention clips that attach the generator fuse block to the vehicle body that could loosen and lead to a fire.
GM reportedly placed $200 million to deal with the latest batch of recalls which made the overall cost of recalls to $1.7 billion for the year.
