NHTSA campaign 16V004000 · Bluecar campaign Gear Shift Lever
Bluecar Recall 16V-004: Gear Shift Lever May Break
NHTSA recall 16V004000 (Bluecar campaign Gear Shift Lever) was reported by Bluecar SAS on January 6, 2016, with 149 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Bluecar Bluecar for the 2016 model year. Owners were notified on January 6, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 16V004000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V004000 (also written 16V-004 or 16V004)
- Filed by
- Bluecar SAS
- Bluecar campaign number
- Gear Shift Lever
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 149 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Gear Position Indication (PRNDL)
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 100% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V004000. 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.
Bluecar
Bluecar Bluecar
- 2016 · Vehicles built June 7, 2015 – September 11, 2015 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V004000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
If the gear shift lever breaks, the vehicle may become immobilized, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
Notes
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 16V004000
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.