NHTSA Campaign 14V338000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 14V338000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V338000 with NHTSA on June 19, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V338000, NHTSA lists up to 90,750 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 23, 2012 and June 7, 2013.
The 14V338000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V338000 were scheduled from August 29, 2014, 71 days after the report.
14V338000 covers 2 models from Cadillac, model years 2013–2014.
Owners of the model years 14V338000 covers have filed at least 160 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V338000 vehicles, the 2014 Cadillac CTS has the most (84).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V338000 ranks 62 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V338000, General Motors LLC has 16 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 14V338000 was 14V315000, reported on June 12, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac ATS vehicles manufactured April 23, 2012, to March 20, 2014, and 2014 Cadillac CTS vehicles manufactured June 10, 2013, to March 20, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the transmission shift cable may detach from either the bracket on the transmission shifter or the bracket on the transmission.
- The risk
- If the transmission shift cable detaches 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 dealers will inspect the vehicles to make sure the cable is properly seated at the transmission and shifter brackets, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in early August 2014. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14179.
Reported June 19, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V338000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V338000, 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 19, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted