GM Recalls 67,380 EVs After Brake Software Glitch Can Cut Braking Power

General Motors is issuing a safety recall for more than 67,000 electric crossovers and sedans due to a software flaw that could leave drivers without braking power under specific driving conditions. The campaign covers 67,380 vehicles: 44,585 Cadillac Lyriq models from 2023 to 2027, 3,911 Chevrolet Blazer EV models from 2024 to 2027, 82 Cadillac Celestiq models from 2025 to 2026, and 18,802 Cadillac Vistiq models from 2026 to 2027.

At the center of the recall is the Brake System Control Module. According to documents submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA recall campaign 26V717, an internal software glitch in the module can cause unexpected loss of braking performance during certain driving maneuvers, at low speeds. The defect was first brought to GM attention on April 10, 2026, when a GM technical expert reported an incident involving a 2024 Cadillac Lyriq that struck a garage at low speed. GM Safety Field Action Decision Authority decided on October 22, 2026 to proceed with a safety recall. The fix is a software update for the brake system control module, free of charge, over the air or at a dealer. Vehicle identification numbers became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 29, 2026, and owner notification letters are scheduled to be mailed beginning December 14, 2026.

For the Lyriq it is the second brake-control software recall in just over two years. Recall 24V-589, submitted in August 2024, covered 21,469 all-wheel-drive 2023 to 2024 Lyriq models. The wider story is bigger still: on August 21, 2026, NHTSA moved its brake probe up to engineering analysis EA26006, and the population grew from 3,322 vehicles to an estimated 1,164,820, covering 2023 to 2026 GM models including the Lyriq, Blazer EV and Celestiq along with the Equinox EV, Traverse, Colorado, Canyon, Acadia, Enclave, Envision and Optiq. Honda is listed as an affected manufacturer in that investigation.