GM Recalls Cutaway Vehicles Over Missing Rear Vision Camera Video Display

As it happens, the wrong inside rearview mirror was used in the production of the recalled vehicles. According to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the suspect population was assembled by Navistar in the period from August 1, 2024 through September 17, 2024.

It should be noted that GM assembles the cargo and passenger vans at the Wentzville manufacturing plant in Missouri, whereas Navistar takes care of the cutaway version at the Springfield manufacturing plant in Ohio. The Detroit-based automaker started looking into the aforedescribed issue back in early October 2024, following a report submitted through SUFS by a GM quality engineer.

Speak Up For Safety dates back to the days of the notorious ignition switch recall saga. An increase in claims involving the inside rearview mirror of the Express Cutaway and Savana Cutaway prompted the largest of the Detroit Big Three to open an investigation.

Turns out Navistar used the incorrect mirror design on some vehicles instead of the mirror design with a built-in rear vision camera video display. No fewer than 75 complaints related to the recall condition were identified, with receipt dates ranging from August 19, 2024 through October 7, 2024. Every single one was traced back to the same Navistar operator.

GM highlights that the recall population comprises cutaway vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,000 pounds (4,536 kilograms). Only 2024 models received the incorrect mirror, with GM splitting the recall population between 256 examples of the GMC Savana Cutaway and 326 units of the Chevrolet Express Cutaway.

Containment efforts were initiated on October 9, 2024. Affected owners will be notified by first-class mail beginning on December 30, 2024. Dealers, meanwhile, are required to inspect and – if necessary – replace the inside rearview mirror with the rear vision mirror.

As of this writing, the Express and Savana are the oldest full-size vans in North America by design. The work-oriented cutaway version starts at $36,950 for the Chevrolet brand's Express or $36,500 for the GMC brand's Savana. Both are rated at up to 8,920 pounds (4,046 kilograms) for available payload.

Both the standard 4.3-liter naturally aspirated V6 and the beefier 6.6-liter naturally aspirated V8 are paired with an eight-speed automatic. The small-block V8 in question is the only fifth-gen small block to feature a cast-iron block. Furthermore, L8T is the only fifth-gen small block that ships from the factory without cylinder deactivation and stop-start functionality. In this application, the 6.6er puts out 401 hp and 464 lb-ft (629 Nm) of twist.