# NHTSA recall 13V097000

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- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 13V097000
- Manufacturer's number: 13053
- Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
- Reported: 2013\-03\-15
- Owners notified: 2013\-04\-03
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\); POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Units potentially affected: 26582

## What is wrong

General Motors \(GM\) is recalling certain model year 2013 Buick LaCrosse vehicles, manufactured between April 25, 2012, through March 6, 2013, and model year 2013 Cadillac SRX vehicles, manufactured between May 29, 2012, through February 18, 2013 for failing to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) No. 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect."  A software problem may cause the transmission to inadvertently shift to Sport mode removing any transmission\-related engine braking effect.


## What can happen

If engine braking is unexpectedly removed, it may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.


## The remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the transmission control module free of charge.  The recall began on April 3, 2013.  Cadillac owners may call 1\-866\-982\-2339.  Buick owners may call 1\-866\-694\-6546.


## Notes

General Motors' number for this recall is 13053.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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2013 BUICK LACROSSE](/makes/buick/lacrosse/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-04\-25 to 2013\-03\-06.
- [2013 CADILLAC SRX](/makes/cadillac/srx/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-05\-29 to 2013\-02\-18.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [PIP5146](/bulletins/10253405.md), 2024-04-22, Service bulletin
- [PIE0276](/bulletins/10252878.md), 2024-04-08, Service bulletin
- [20\-NA\-132](/bulletins/10252774.md), 2024-04-05, Service bulletin
- [PIC5741B](/bulletins/10247034.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [PIC5741A](/bulletins/10247033.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [13120C](/bulletins/10246730.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [13120B](/bulletins/10246729.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [13120A](/bulletins/10246728.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [13120](/bulletins/10246727.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [13077A](/bulletins/10246711.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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