General Motors, Llc | NHTSA Recall #05V055000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 05V055000 by General Motors, Llc. Includes 7,194 affected units, SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR ILLUMINATION, component: POWER TRAIN, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Defect 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.
Corrective Action
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.