NHTSA Campaign 13V097000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 13V097000 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 13V097000 with NHTSA on March 15, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V097000, NHTSA lists up to 26,582 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 25, 2012 and March 6, 2013.
Owner notification letters for 13V097000 were scheduled from April 3, 2013, 19 days after the report.
13V097000 covers 2 models from Buick and Cadillac, model years 2013.
Owners of the model years 13V097000 covers have filed at least 43 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V097000 vehicles, the 2013 Cadillac SRX has the most (31).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V097000 ranks 102 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 13V097000, General Motors LLC has 16 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 13V097000 was 12V460000, reported on September 18, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Buick LaCrosse vehicles, manufactured between April 25, 2012, through March 6, 2013, and model year 2013 Cadillac SRX vehicles, manufactured between May 29, 2012, through February 18, 2013 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." A software problem may cause the transmission to inadvertently shift to Sport mode removing any transmission-related engine braking effect.
- The risk
- If engine braking is unexpectedly removed, it may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the transmission control module free of charge. The recall began on April 3, 2013. Cadillac owners may call 1-866-982-2339. Buick owners may call 1-866-694-6546.
- Notes
- General Motors' number for this recall is 13053.
Reported March 15, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V097000 (2)
Buick (1)
Cadillac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V097000, 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: March 15, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted