# 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1650262` · 2020-02-28 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SIERRA 1500
- **Year:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 85,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
MY TRUCK MEETS THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OUTLINED IN GM RECALL #17276 RESULTING FROM NHTSA ACKNOWLEDEGEMENT NEF-150SM AND 17V-414. INSTEAD OF RE-CONSTRUCTING THE DESCRIPTION MYSELF, I WILL JUST PROVIDE THE LANGUAGE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NOTICE BECAUSE IT IS EXACTLY THE SYMPTOMS MY TRUCK EXPERIENCES. I COULDN'T DECRIBE IT BETTER IF I TRIED.     FROM GM RECALL NOTIFICATION N172085440    "CONDITION: GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN CERTAIN 2014 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SILVERADO LD AND GMC SIERRA LD VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A TEMPORARY LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN RETURN OF EPS ASSIST, PARTICULARLY DURING LOW-SPEED TURNING MANEUVERS. THE LOSS AND SUDDEN RETURN OF EPS ASSIST TYPICALLY HAPPENS WITHIN A 1 SECOND PERIOD AND IS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL/SOFTWARE ISSUE. IF EPS ASSIST IS LOST AND SUDDENLY RETURNED, THE DRIVER COULD LOSE TEMPORARY CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.    CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE EPS MODULE SOFTWARE."
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