NHTSA Campaign 16V502000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NHTSA campaign 16V502000 covers 23 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: ignition. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 16V502000 with NHTSA on July 5, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V502000, NHTSA lists up to 8,367 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 28, 2009 and May 31, 2013.
The 16V502000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V502000 were scheduled from October 14, 2016, 101 days after the report.
16V502000 covers 7 models from Chevrolet, Buick and GMC, model years 2010–2017.
Owners of the model years 16V502000 covers have filed at least 2,005 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V502000 vehicles, the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu has the most (376).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V502000 ranks 134 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V502000, General Motors LLC has 32 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 16V502000 was 16V422000, reported on June 10, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Buick Verano and 2016 Chevrolet Malibu as the electronic park lock lever may allow the ignition key to be removed without the transmission being in PARK. Also, certain 2013 Buick Encore, 2011 Buick Regal, 2013-2014 Buick Verano, 2011-2016 Chevrolet Cruze, 2010-2013 Chevrolet Equinox 2013-2015 Chevrolet Malibu, and 2011-2013 GMC Terrain vehicles may have been serviced with similar defective replacement electronic park lock levers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
- The risk
- If the key is removed without the transmission in PARK, the vehicle may rollaway as occupants are exiting, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary replace the key cylinder lock housing, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick 1-800-521-7300, and GMC 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 50490 and 50491.
Reported July 5, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V502000 (23)
Chevrolet (14)
Buick (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V502000, 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: July 5, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted