NHTSA Campaign 11V337000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
NHTSA campaign 11V337000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl). The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS LLC filed the report for 11V337000 with NHTSA on June 28, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V337000, NHTSA lists up to 6,768 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 21, 2011 and May 11, 2011.
The 11V337000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V337000 were scheduled from July 19, 2011, 21 days after the report.
11V337000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 11V337000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V337000 vehicles, the 2011 GMC Canyon has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V337000 ranks 14 of 24 GENERAL MOTORS LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V337000, GENERAL MOTORS LLC has 2 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 11V337000 was 11V273000, reported on May 6, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CHEVROLET COLORADO AND GMC CANYON PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.9 OR 3.7 LITER ENGINE AND A FOUR-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR FAILING TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF 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 AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ADJUSTMENT CLIP THAT MAY NOT RETAIN THE SHIFT CABLE IN THE CORRECT POSITION. IF THE SHIFT CABLE IS NOT IN THE CORRECT POSITION, THE PRNDL SHIFT LEVER MAY NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION GEAR. 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 AS THE DRIVER OR OTHER OCCUPANTS EXIT THE VEHICLE OR HAVE EXITED, RESULTING IN THE POSSIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE STRIKING THEM OR SOMEONE AROUND THE VEHICLE, OR COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
- The fix
- GM DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ADJUSTMENT CLIP FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT JULY 19, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
- Notes
- GM'S SAFETY RECALL NO. 11181.
Reported June 28, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V337000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V337000, 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: June 28, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted