NHTSA campaign 08V527000 · Manufacturer campaign 08178
Cadillac Recall 08V-527: TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER
NHTSA recall 08V527000 (Manufacturer campaign 08178) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on October 9, 2008, with 17,301 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Cadillac SRX for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on December 3, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V527000 (also written 08V-527 or 08V527)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 08178
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 17,301 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V527000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Cadillac
Cadillac SRX
- 2004 · Vehicles built October 1, 2003 – March 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V527000.
Defect description
GM IS RECALLING 17,301 MY 2004 CADILLAC SRX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER CAN BE MOVED FROM THE "PARK" POSITION WITH THE IGNITION "ON" AND WITHOUT THE OPERATOR DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL OR, IN SOME CASES, THE SHIFTER CAN BE MOVED FROM THE "PARK" POSITION WITH THE IGNITION TURNED OFF.
Safety consequence
IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OR PARKED ON A SLOPE, THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PAWL STOPPER AND A BUSHING WITHIN THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 3, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-800-982-2339 OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> .
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 08178.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V527000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.