NHTSA campaign 13V097000 · Manufacturer campaign 13053
Buick and Cadillac Recall 13V-097: Loss of Engine Braking/FMVSS 102
NHTSA recall 13V097000 (Manufacturer campaign 13053) was reported by General Motors LLC on March 15, 2013, with 26,582 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Lacrosse and Cadillac SRX for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on April 3, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V097000 (also written 13V-097 or 13V097)
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 13053
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 26,582 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 102
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V097000. 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.
Buick
Buick Lacrosse
- 2013 · Vehicles built April 25, 2012 – March 6, 2013 (per NHTSA)
Cadillac
Cadillac SRX
- 2013 · Vehicles built May 29, 2012 – February 18, 2013 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V097000.
Defect description
General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Buick LaCrosse vehicles, manufactured between April 25, 2012, through March 6, 2013, and model year 2013 Cadillac SRX vehicles, manufactured between May 29, 2012, through February 18, 2013 for failing to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect." A software problem may cause the transmission to inadvertently shift to Sport mode removing any transmission-related engine braking effect.
Safety consequence
If engine braking is unexpectedly removed, it may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
Manufacturer remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the transmission control module free of charge. The recall began on April 3, 2013. Cadillac owners may call 1-866-982-2339. Buick owners may call 1-866-694-6546.
Notes
General Motors' number for this recall is 13053.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 13V097000
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.