Automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)Recall 16V-004 · 2016 Bluecar Bluecar
Bluecar SAS recall 16V-004 covers 149 2016 Bluecar Bluecar for a automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl) problem, reported to NHTSA on January 6, 2016. The manufacturer's latest report (2016 Q1) shows 100% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 16V004000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
Bluecar SAS (Bluecar) is recalling certain model year 2016 Bluecar hybrid-electric vehicles manufactured June 7, 2015, to September 11, 2015. The affected vehicles have a gear shift lever that may break preventing the car from maintaining the intended gear position.
The risk
If the gear shift lever breaks, the vehicle may become immobilized, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Bluecar has notified the one purchaser of the affected vehicles and the remedy of replacing the gear shift with a newly designed gear lever has begun, free of charge.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 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.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from June 7, 2015 to September 11, 2015. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.