Automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)Recall 16V-424 · Maserati vehicles
Maserati North America, Inc. recall 16V-424 covers 12,631 Maserati vehicles for a automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm) problem, reported to NHTSA on June 10, 2016. The manufacturer's latest report (2018 Q1) shows 76% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 16V424000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by an NHTSA defect investigation.
The problem
Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain model year 2014 Quattroporte and Ghibli vehicles manufactured June 1, 2013, to February 28, 2014. The affected vehicles, equipped with an eight-speed automatic transmission and a monostable gear selector, may mislead owners about which gear the vehicle is in and may not adequately warn the driver when driver's door is opened and the vehicle is not in PARK, allowing them to exit the vehicle while the vehicle is still in gear.
The risk
Drivers thinking that their vehicle's transmission is in the PARK position may be struck by the vehicle and injured if they attempt to get out of the vehicle while the engine is running and the parking brake is not engaged.
The fix
Maserati will notify owners, and dealers will perform a software update, free of charge. The remedy software is currently in development. Owners were mailed an interim notification on July 1, 2016. A second notice will be mailed when the software is available. Owners may contact Maserati customer service at 1-877-696-2737. Maserati's number for this recall is 307.
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.
How fast cars are being fixed
76%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from June 1, 2013 to February 28, 2014. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.
The investigation behind this recall
- Vehicle rollaway, engine onNHTSA