WASHINGTON - General Motors Corp. has recalled 314,048 Chevrolet HHR sport utility vehicles to fix a storage bin door that failed to remain closed during government testing, the automaker said Monday.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on its website that the recall involved 296,422 HHR SUVs in the United States from the 2006-2008 model years. GM spokesman Tom Wilkinson said another 17,626 vehicles from the same model years were recalled from other markets, mostly in Canada.
During a test last spring, the glove compartment box in the top centre of the instrument panel failed to remain closed in line with a federal safety standard.
GM will send owners a latch reinforcement. Owners will receive instructions to install the part or have their dealer install it. Wilkinson said the company had not received any consumer complaints.
GM told the government it expects to notify owners and dealers of the issue in late November because of the availability of parts.
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