NHTSA Campaign 11V595000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 11V595000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS LLC filed the report for 11V595000 with NHTSA on December 20, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V595000, NHTSA lists up to 8,789 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 26, 2008 and July 5, 2010.
The 11V595000 report reached NHTSA 18 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V595000 were scheduled from January 19, 2012, 30 days after the report.
11V595000 covers 1 model from Cadillac, model years 2010–2011.
Owners of the model years 11V595000 covers have filed at least 82 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V595000 vehicles, the 2010 Cadillac SRX has the most (46).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V595000 ranks 13 of 24 GENERAL MOTORS LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V595000, GENERAL MOTORS LLC has 2 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 11V595000 was 11V337000, reported on June 28, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 CADILLAC SRX VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 26, 2008, THROUGH JUNE 23, 2011, FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER 114, THEFT PROTECTION. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE THAT WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND MAY COME OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION BRACKET.
- The risk
- THE DRIVER MAY BE UNABLE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF GEAR, RESULTING IN NO MOTION OR THE SHIFTER MAY INACCURATELY INDICATE THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS IN PARK WHEN IT IS NOT, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY AND CAUSE A POSSIBLE CRASH.
- The fix
- GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL ENSURE THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE IS PROPERLY ROUTED AND SEATED IN THE TRANSMISSION CABLE BRACKET. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339.
- Notes
- GMS SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 11348.
Reported December 20, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V595000 (2)
Cadillac (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V595000, 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: December 20, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted