NHTSA Investigates Cadillac Lyriq for Braking Problem
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The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), the US equivalent of Transport Canada, announced earlier this week that it had opened a preliminary investigation into claims relating to a loss of brake assist on the Cadillac Lyriq, the first electric vehicle from General Motors' (GM) luxury brand.
A total of 3,322 units are affected.
The NHTSA said it had received incident reports of the brake pedal becoming hard, followed by a Brake System Failure message. The situation seems to occur at start-up, but also while driving, which is obviously more worrying.
The evaluation covers 2023 model-year vehicles.
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