NHTSA Campaign 11V273000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
NHTSA campaign 11V273000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl). The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS LLC filed the report for 11V273000 with NHTSA on May 6, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V273000, NHTSA lists up to 100,308 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 6, 2009 and April 27, 2001.
The 11V273000 report reached NHTSA 10 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V273000 were scheduled from May 17, 2011, 11 days after the report.
11V273000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 11V273000 covers have filed at least 193 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V273000 ranks 3 of 24 GENERAL MOTORS LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V273000, GENERAL MOTORS LLC has 2 other recalls on the power train on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 6, 2009, THROUGH APRIL 27, 2011 AND EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 102, 'TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING EFFECT,' AND FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 114, 'THEFT PROTECTION.' THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE THAT IS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. IF THE LINKAGE IS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED, THE PRNDL SHIFT LEVER MAY NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION GEAR. WITH THIS CONDITION, THE DRIVER COULD MOVE THE SHIFTER TO PARK AND REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY, BUT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT BE IN PARK.
- The risk
- THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AWAY AFTER THE DRIVER HAS EXITED THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE FOR CORRECT INSTALLATION AND ADJUST THE SHIFT LINKAGE SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 23, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, OR WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- GM'S SAFETY RECALL NO. 11142.
Reported May 6, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V273000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V273000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: May 6, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted