NHTSA campaign 13V010000 · Manufacturer campaign 12332
Chevrolet and GMC Recall 13V-010: Ignition Key Removal when not in Park
NHTSA recall 13V010000 (Manufacturer campaign 12332) was reported by General Motors LLC on January 14, 2013, with 980 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on February 8, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V010000 (also written 13V-010 or 13V010)
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 12332
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 980 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Ignition
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V010000. 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.
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Express
- 2013 · Vehicles built November 1, 2012 – December 21, 2012 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Savana
- 2013 · Vehicles built November 14, 2012 – November 20, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V010000.
Defect description
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."
Safety consequence
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.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
Notes
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V010000
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.