NHTSA Campaign 14V224000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 14V224000 covers 13 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V224000 with NHTSA on April 30, 2014; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 14V224000, NHTSA lists up to 1,131,113 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 25, 2003 and April 5, 2007.
The 14V224000 report reached NHTSA 7 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V224000 were scheduled from June 27, 2014, 58 days after the report.
14V224000 covers 4 models from Chevrolet, Pontiac and Saturn, model years 2004–2008.
Owners of the model years 14V224000 covers have filed at least 948 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V224000 vehicles, the 2007 Saturn Aura has the most (184).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V224000 ranks 11 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V224000, General Motors LLC has 16 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 14V224000 was 14V212000, reported on April 25, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on April 29, 2014, that they are recalling 56,214 model year 2007 and 2008 Saturn Aura vehicles. On May 22, 2014, GM increased the recall to include an additional 1,074,899 model year 2004-2008 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured from May 16, 2003, through October 5, 2007, model year 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured from June 25, 2003, through April 5, 2007, and model year 2005-2008 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured from May 26, 2004, through September 28, 2007, and equipped with 4-speed transmissions. The total number vehicles being recalled is now 1,131,113.
- The risk
- If the transmission shift cable fractures while the vehicle is being driven, the transmission gear selection may not match the indicated gear and the vehicle may move in an unintended or unexpected direction, increasing the risk of a crash. Furthermore, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, despite selecting the PARK position, the transmission may not be in PARK. If the vehicle is not in the "PARK" position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and GM dealers will replace the shift cable assembly and mounting bracket, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-553-6000. GM's number for this recall is 14152.
Reported April 30, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V224000 (13)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V224000, 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: April 30, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted