The GM logo is seen in Warren, Michigan, U.S. on October 26, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo 
 
 (Reuters) - General Motors Co (GM.N) is recalling 1.205 million pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles worldwide due to issues with a temporary loss of power steering, the No.1 U.S. automaker said on Thursday. 
 
 The recall covers certain 2015 Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac pickup trucks and SUVs, and includes about 1.02 million vehicles in the United States. 
 
 GM spokesman Tom Wilkinson said the automaker has received reports of 30 crashes and two injuries, but no deaths linked to the recall. 
 
 The problem may cause difficulty steering the vehicle, especially at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash, according to auto safety regulator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (bit.ly/2x7IG2w) 
 
 GM dealers will update the power steering module software, free of charge for owners of the affected vehicles. 
 
 In 2017, GM had recalled here nearly 800,000 pickup trucks worldwide because of the same problem. ||||| General Motors today issued six more recalls, covering 717,950 U.S. vehicles for a variety of safety issues. 
 
 The latest recalls widen what was already an all-time U.S. record for recalls in a single year, but are the first wave in July after the company said it would try to make public by the end of June most of the recalls it discovered under a new more vigilant company policy. 
 
 So far the record number of recalls has not hurt sales of new GM vehicles, but the automaker will release second-quarter financial results Thursday. Those earnings will be reduced by a $1.2-billion charge attributed to the cost of repairing these quality problems. 
 
 Jeff Boyer, vice president of global vehicle safety, said the new recalls “signify how we’ve enhanced our approach to safety.” 
 
 GM recalled: 
 
 ■ 414,333 units of the 2011-12 Chevrolet Camaro; 2010-12 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain; 2011-12 Buick Regal and LaCrosse; and 2010-12 Cadillac SRX models to replace a seat adjuster bolt blamed for one crash and three injuries. 
 
 ■ 124,008 units of the 2014 Chevrolet Caprice, 2014 Chevrolet SS, light-duty and heavy-duty 2014-15 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, 2013-14 Cadillac ATS, 2014 Cadillac CTS, 2014 Cadillac ELR and 2013-2014 Buick Encore because they “may have an incomplete weld on the seat hook bracket assembly,” though less than 1% of the cars will need the fix. It’s not blamed for any crashes or injuries. 
 
 ■ 120,426 units of the 2011-13 Buick Regal and 2013 Chevrolet Malibu to fix a module that may not get a notification when a turn signal bulb burns out. It’s not blamed for any crashes or injuries. 
 
 ■ 57,242 units of the 2014 Chevrolet Impala to clean up paint that may have seeped behind a nut on the power steering control module, potentially causing a temporary loss of power steering. It’s blamed for one crash and no injuries. 
 
 ■ 1,919 units of the 2014-15 Chevrolet Spark to fix a lower-control arm bolt that wasn’t fastened properly and could results in loss of steering control. It’s not blamed for any crashes or injuries. 
 
 ■ 22 units of the 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban and GMC Yukon and Yukon Denali because their roof carriers may have the wrong retaining nuts installed on their roof carriers. ||||| General Motors' recall headache continues to grow. 
 
 The automaker recalled another 2.4 million U.S. cars and trucks Tuesday, including 1.3 million popular late-model crossover vehicles, and 1.1 million older cars. 
 
 The crossover SUVs being recalled -- Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia and Saturn Outlook -- have a problem that can cause the front seat belt to separate from the car during a crash. GM (GM) said it is a serious enough problem that it is ordering dealers not to sell new or used models of the vehicles until repairs are made. The model years involved are 2009 to 2014. 
 
 GM was hit with a $35 million fine Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for a delay in reporting problems with a faulty ignition switch tied to at least 13 deaths. GM engineers knew of the switch problem as early as 2004, but the company did not start recalling the cars until February this year. 
 
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 GM CEO Mary Barra has repeatedly apologized for the delay, saying it was unacceptable and promising to take steps to make sure it didn't happen again. The automaker has hired 35 product investigators since the recall scandal broke and appointed a new executive in charge of safety. 
 
 So far in 2014, GM has recalled 13.6 million vehicles in the U.S. and a total of 15 million worldwide. 
 
 GM spokesman Alan Adler said that Tuesday's recalls are an example of GM's commitment to act more quickly than in the past. 
 
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 Adler said there were no injuries or deaths associated with Tuesday's recalls. But there were 18 accidents tied to a problem with the transmissions in 1.1 million Chevy Malibus and Pontiac G6's. That recall covered model years from 2004 through 2008. 
 
 GM also recalled 1,400 2015 Cadillac Escalades for an airbag problem, as well as 58 2015 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra being recalled due to a fire risk. That is one of two recalls GM has announced this year of less than 100 vehicles. 
 
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 GM said the recall announced Tuesday will cost $200 million, bringing total charges for this quarter up to $400 million. Last quarter the company took a $1.3 billion charge associated with recalls that essentially wiped out if profit for the quarter. 
 
 And those charges are only for the cost of repairs, not fines or potential payments to those injured or killed.
– In the second massive US vehicle recall in the space of a week, General Motors is recalling around 1 million pickups and SUVs because of a power-steering software defect that causes a crash risk. The recall affects the 2015 models of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500, Chevy Suburban and Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade, reports the Wall Street Journal. The company says the glitch, which can cause the vehicles to briefly lose electronic power steering, has been a factor in at least 30 accidents and two injuries, but no deaths that it is aware of. When the steering assist is lost and suddenly returns, "the driver may have difficulty steering the vehicle, especially at low speeds," according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration release. GM says dealers will update the power steering module software free of charge, reports Reuters. The Journal notes that software glitches, while generally easier to fix than mechanical ones, are rapidly rising as a source of recalls—increasing an average of 30% every year between 2013 and 2016, according to one study. (Ford recalled around 2 million pickups this week because of a seat belt problem.)