NHTSA Campaign 14V544000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
NHTSA campaign 14V544000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl). The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V544000 with NHTSA on September 9, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V544000, NHTSA lists up to 7,598 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 14, 2012 and December 6, 2013.
The 14V544000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V544000 were scheduled from October 22, 2014, 43 days after the report.
14V544000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V544000 ranks 136 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V544000, General Motors LLC has 16 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 14V544000 was 14V374000, reported on June 27, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Chevrolet Caprice vehicles manufactured March 24, 2011, to December 6, 2013. The affected vehicles are Police Patrol Vehicles (PPV), equipped with a specific transmission selector lever that contains two pins that can become displaced. If the pins get displaced, the driver may be able to shift the vehicle from "Park" without depressing the brake pedal or remove the ignition key without the transmission being in "Park." As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 102, "Transmission Shift Position Sequence, Starter Interlock, And Transmission Braking Effect", and No. 114, "Theft Protection And Rollaway Prevention."
- The risk
- If the transmission can be moved from "Park" without depressing the brake pedal, unintended motion may occur increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, if the ignition key can be removed without the transmission being in "Park," the vehicle may roll away, increasing the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shift lever roll pin, replace the base pivot pin and attach a Brake Transmission Shift Interlock retention enhancement clip, free of charge. The recall began on October 27, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14549.
Reported September 9, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V544000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V544000, 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 9, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted