Chevy recalls over 80K vehicles related to defective pedestrian alert sound system
FILE-New vehicles are on display for sale at a General Motors Co. Chevrolet dealership in Miami, Florida, on April 5, 2025. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Chevy is recalling 81,177 due to a faulty pedestrian alert sound system.
The National Traffic Safety Administration said in a Dec. 18, 2025 recall letter that under some circumstances, pedestrians might not be able to determine by sound whether an approaching car is speeding up or slowing down, elevating the risk of injury to pedestrians.
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What Chevy cars are affected by the recall?
Why you should care:
General Motors issued a recall for certain 2025-2026 Equinox EV vehicles. NHTSA officials stated in the recall notice that sound volumes in these cars vary and fall under the relative volume changes required by federal regulations when traveling from stationary to 10 kilometers per hour rates.
Are repairs available for the recalled Chevy vehicles?
What you can do:
Owners of the recalled Chevy cars can take them to a dealership to have the body control module software updated for free.
Letters of notification will be mailed to owners starting on Feb. 2, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall letter. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.