NHTSA Campaign 12V460000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
NHTSA campaign 12V460000 covers 10 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 12V460000 with NHTSA on September 18, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V460000, NHTSA lists up to 426,240 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2006 and June 26, 2007.
The 12V460000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V460000 were scheduled from January 1, 2013, 105 days after the report.
12V460000 covers 3 models from Saturn, Chevrolet and Pontiac, model years 2007–2010.
Owners of the model years 12V460000 covers have filed at least 709 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V460000 vehicles, the 2007 Saturn Aura has the most (184).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V460000 ranks 26 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V460000, General Motors LLC has 16 other recalls on the power train on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Saturn Aura and model year 2008-2010 Chevrolet Malibu and Pontiac G6 vehicles, equipped with a 4-speed automatic transmission. On these vehicles, the tabs on the transmission shift cable end may fracture and separate.
- The risk
- If the tabs were to fracture and separate, the shift lever and the actual position of the transmission gear may not match. The driver would be able to move the shifter to 'PARK' and remove the ignition key, but the transmission gear may not be in 'PARK.' The vehicle may not be able to be restarted and the vehicle could roll away after the driver has exited the vehicle, resulting in a possible crash without prior warning.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will install a retainer over the cable end or replace the shift cable as necessary. This service will be performed free of charge. Notification to owners began on on November 9, 2012. Owners were instructed to not bring their vehicles for repair until January 2013. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300.
- Notes
- General Motors safety recall number 12106.
Reported September 18, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V460000 (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V460000, 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: September 18, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted