NHTSA recall 13V010000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 13V010000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 12332 |
| Manufacturer | General Motors LLC |
| Reported | 2013-01-14 |
| Owners notified | 2013-02-08 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION |
| Units potentially affected | 980 |
What is wrong
General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Chevrolet Express vehicles manufactured November 1, 2012, through December 21, 2012; and model year 2013 GMC Savana vehicles, manufactured November 14, 2012, through November 20, 2012. It may be possible to remove the key from the ignition when the vehicle is running or the transmission is not in the Park position. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 114, "Theft Protection."
What can happen
If the ignition key is removed while the vehicle is still on and/or the vehicle is not in Park, the vehicle may rollaway and the unintended movement of the vehicle may result in a possible crash or injury to pedestrians.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition lock cylinder and the two associated keys. This service will be performed free of charge. The recall began on February 8, 2013. For more information, GMC owners may call 1-866-996-9463 and Chevrolet owners may call 1-800-630-2438.
Notes
General Motors' safety recall number is 12332.Customers may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2013 CHEVROLET EXPRESS | Built 2012-11-01 to 2012-12-21. |
|---|---|
| 2013 GMC SAVANA | Built 2012-11-14 to 2012-11-20. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 120089002A | 2023-12-04. Service bulletin. Requesting a New Key Code for Customer with Lost or Stolen Keys |
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| PIC5650K | 2023-06-13. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes B3055, B3060, and/or B3935. Technician should not replace any parts for this concern. If unable to duplicate the concern ask if the customer uses any Radio Frequency Identification Devices when the concern is present. Dealer should also direct their customers to the appropriate section in the Owner manuals that references that the device complies. |
| PIT4376J | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician about key and theft information for Fleet Vehicles equipped with RPO 6E2 or 6E8 and converting to fleet mode. Technician will need to ensure fleet vehicles with RPO 6E2 or 6E8 should be checked to verify that the Theft Deterrent Module is in fleet mode prior to attempting to add keys. |
| PI1098A | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This preliminary bulletin provides a procedure on how to cold crank test a battery in a vehicle. |
| PI1018A | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This preliminary informational bulletin adds the 2015 model year to repair information on correcting a customer concern of poor, limited, reduced Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) or Remote Vehicle Start (RVS) range. |
| PIP4828B | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a rough idle and/or momentary lack of power after cold starting the engine and immediately placing the transmission in gear. Technician should follow published Service Information diagnostics first. Dealer should communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle. |
| 12332A | 2016-06-09. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 12332 | 2016-06-09. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| SB-0000155837-A | 2016-03-31. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| SB-12332-A | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.