UPDATE | Some 2014-15 Cruzes recalled due to steering problem

General Motors LLC has recalled model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles manufactured Nov. 8, 2013, to March 12, 2015, and 2015 Chevrolet Volt vehicles manufactured April 11, 2014, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

In the affected vehicles, the inner tie rod may not be tightened to specification allowing the tie rod to separate from the steering gear.

Separation of the tie rod from the steering gear could result in the loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear assembly, free of charge. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15386.

On April 28, 2015, GM received notification from steering supplier, Robert Bosch Automotive Steering of  Florence, Ky. that there was an issue with the inner tie rod assembly machine. On May 1, 2015, GM  opened a safety investigation into the 2014-2015 model year Chevrolet Cruze and 2014 Chevrolet Volt vehicles. In its investigation, the supplier was able to identify how the defective steering gear had improperly passed through the assembly process. The supplier was also able to use torque and angle information stored as part of the production process to identify additional steering assemblies that may have been subject to the same error and therefore potentially contain the same defect. Those assemblies were then tracked by GM back to the individual vehicles produced by GM through vehicle

identification numbers, according to the safety recall report submitted to the NHTSA.