POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Published January 2, 2013 · Recall initiated: January 2, 2013
What's the hazard
General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT; Chevrolet Avalanche, Express, Silverado HD, Silverado LD, Suburban, and Tahoe; and GMC Savana, Sierra HD, Sierra LD, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles, manufactured between November 7, 2012, through December 18, 2012, for failing to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect", and FMVSS No. 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention." The vehicles may have been built with a fractured park lock cable or a malformed steering column lock actuator gear in the lock module assembly.
What to do
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the affected vehicles and replace the steering column as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 21, 2013. Chevrolet owners may call 1-800-630-2438. Cadillac owners may call 1-866-982-2339. GMC owners may call 1-866-996-9463.
Recall details
- Brand
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- SILVERADO
- Manufacturer
- General Motors, LLC
- Lot
- 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO | 2013 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 | 2013 GMC SIERRA | 2013 CHEVROLET EXPRESS | 2013 GMC SAVANA | 2013 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT | 2013 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN | 2013 CHEVROLET TAHOE | 2013 GMC YUKON | 2013 GMC YUKON XL | 2013 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV | 2013 CADILLAC ESCALADE
- Risk classification
- V
- Country
- US
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