NHTSA Recall 05V055000
NHTSA Campaign Id 05V055000; Date: Feb. 14, 2005
The vehicle may move in an unintended direction resulting in possible injury to others outside of the vehicle.
Recalled Vehicles:
2005 Cadillac Escalade; 2005 Cadillac Escalade Esv; 2005 Cadillac Escalade Ext; 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche; 2005 Chevrolet Silverado; 2005 Chevrolet Suburban; 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe; 2005 GMC Sierra; 2005 GMC Yukon; 2005 GMC Yukon Xl
Component: Power Train:manual Transmission:shift Pattern Indicator
Manufactured by: General Motors Corp.
Affected Units:: 7,194
Recall Summary:
Certain sport utility vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 102, "transmission shift lever sequence, starter interlock and transmission braking effect. " under certain vehicle starting conditions, the shift lever position indicator located in the instrument panel cluster may not illuminate. If the shift lever position indicator does not illuminate, the driver may not know which gear the vehicle is in.
How to Fix:
Dealers will reprogram the instrument panel cluster free of charge. The recall began on February 14, 2005. Owners may contact Cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, and GMC at 1-866-996-9463.
Recall Notes:
Gm recall no. 05023. Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Feb 22, 2005
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