Electrical system: ignitionRecall 13V-010 · Chevrolet and GMC vehicles

General Motors LLC recall 13V-010 covers 980 Chevrolet and GMC vehicles for a electrical system: ignition problem, reported to NHTSA on January 14, 2013.

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Vehicles repairedNo manufacturer report yet
Vehicles affected9802 models
ReportedJan 14, 2013Owners notified Feb 8, 2013
Complaints since5Same system, after the recall

Source: NHTSA recall 13V010000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.

What's wrong

The problem

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Chevrolet Express vehicles manufactured November 1, 2012, through December 21, 2012; and model year 2013 GMC Savana vehicles, manufactured November 14, 2012, through November 20, 2012. It may be possible to remove the key from the ignition when the vehicle is running or the transmission is not in the Park position. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 114, "Theft Protection."

The risk

If the ignition key is removed while the vehicle is still on and/or the vehicle is not in Park, the vehicle may rollaway and the unintended movement of the vehicle may result in a possible crash or injury to pedestrians.

What to do

The fix

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition lock cylinder and the two associated keys. This service will be performed free of charge. The recall began on February 8, 2013. For more information, GMC owners may call 1-866-996-9463 and Chevrolet owners may call 1-800-630-2438.

General Motors' safety recall number is 12332.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.

Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2 models

Vehicles in this recall

Built from November 1, 2012 to December 21, 2012. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.