Illinois Drivers: GM And Ford Issue Recalls On Nearly 1M Vehicles

These are the first recalls we've seen in Illinois in a long time that didn't include the words salmonella, E. coli, listeria, foreign materials, or glass fragments.

To be fair, all of those recalls involved food products, and the recalls we're talking about here are all automotive-related.

When there's a food recall, everybody eats so everybody is interested in a food product being taken off the shelves at grocery stores. Pretty much the same is true when it comes to vehicles. Nearly everybody drives, so let's get to the list of recalled vehicles to see if yours is on the list.

Here's one of the companies issuing recalls. (Getty Images)

Here's the other one. (Getty Images)

It Got Started Last Week With General Motors (GM) And The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Issuing A Recall For About 600,000 (597,630) GMC, Chevrolet, And Cadillac Vehicles

With this one, General Motors is recalling full-size trucks and SUVs with V-8 engines because those engines can fail and raise the risk of the driver being involved in a crash. The problems consist of manufacturing defects in the connecting rod and crankshaft components, which can lead to engine damage and engine failure, according to the published safety report from the NHTSA.

Here are the recalled GM vehicles:

2021-2024 Cadillac Escalade
2021-2024 Cadillac Escalade ESV
2021-2024 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
2021-2024 Chevrolet Suburban
2021-2024 Chevrolet Tahoe
2021-2024 GMC Sierra 1500
2021-2024 GMC Yukon
2021-2024 GMC Yukon XL

According to the recall notice, GM will begin sending out letters on June 9th to those affected by this recall. Dealers will repair or replace engines at no cost to owners.

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The Ford Recall Isn't About Engines Suddenly Failing, But The Part That's Defective Can Cause You Big Problems, Too

Ford is recalling almost 300,000 vehicles because there are problems with the back-up cameras and displays. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) says that rearview cameras can intermittently display a blank or distorted image, which can reduce the driver’s ability to see behind them, increasing the risk of a crash.

A second recall of almost 30,000 SUVs is also related to faulty back-up cameras and displays that show a blue or black image instead of a clear one when the vehicles are placed into reverse, which also raises the chances of a collision.

Letters to owners will be sent out from Ford this week. Dealers will handle the repairs with no charge to owners Here are the affected vehicles:

2015 Ford Expedition
2015 Ford F-250
2015 Ford F-350
2015 Ford F-450
2015 Lincoln MKC
2015 Lincoln Navigator
2022 Ford Bronco
2023 Ford Bronco

To make it easier for you, I've included this link to see if your vehicle is part of either company's current recalls.

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