General Motors is recalling about 55,000 Cadillac,
Chevrolet, and GMC
vehicles.
The vehicles may have been built with a fractured park lock
cable or a malformed steering column lock actuator gear in the lock module
assembly, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a
statement.
As a result, the vehicle may shift from Park with the
ignition key removed or the ignition key in the Off position. The vehicle may
also shift out of Park without application of the brake pedal while the key is
off. In either case, the vehicle may roll away after the driver has left the
vehicle, resulting in a possible vehicle crash and/or injury.
Models involved are the 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade
ESV, and Escalade EXT; Chevrolet Avalanche, Express, Silverado HD, Silverado
LD, Suburban, and Tahoe; and GMC Savana, Sierra HD, Sierra LD, Yukon, and Yukon
XL. The vehicles were manufactured between November 7, 2012, through December
18, 2012.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the affected
vehicles and replace the steering column as necessary, free of charge. The
recall is expected to begin on January 17.
For more information, vehicle owners can call: Chevrolet, 800-630-2438;
Cadillac, 866-982-2339; and GMC, 866-996-9463.
For details on other recalls, see www.recalls.gov.
