General Motors, Llc | NHTSA Recall #00V310000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 00V310000 by General Motors, Llc. Includes 65,000 affected units, GM/FMVSS 114/PARK LOCK CABLE ASSEMBLY, component: POWER TRAIN, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Defect Summary
Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles, equipped with automatic transaxles, fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 114, "theft protection." these vehicles were built with an improperly adjusted automatic transaxle park lock cable assembly. if improperly adjusted, it is possible to shift from the "park" position with the ignition key removed.
Corrective Action
Saturn is asking owners and retailers to perform a functional check of the automatic transaxle park lock cable assembly operation, and if necessary, to have the cable adjusted. if owners are not comfortable performing the functional check themselves, they can have their dealer perform this inspection for them.