OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 13V001000

NHTSA campaign 13V001000 covers 11 published year-and-model reports from 3 makes in this index and lists 54,686 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received January 2, 2013 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 13V001000 says

NHTSA campaign 13V001000 identifies POWER TRAIN, STEERING and states that As a result, the vehicle may shift from Park with the ignition key removed or the ignition key in the OFF position. The vehicle may also shift out of Park without application of the brake pedal while the key is off. Either of these scenarios may cause the vehicle to roll away after the driver has exited the vehicle, resulting in a possible vehicle crash and/or injury.

Defect summary

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT; Chevrolet Avalanche, Express, Silverado HD, Silverado LD, Suburban, and Tahoe; and GMC Savana, Sierra HD, Sierra LD, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles, manufactured between November 7, 2012, through December 18, 2012, 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", and FMVSS No. 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention." The vehicles may have been built with a fractured park lock cable or a malformed steering column lock actuator gear in the lock module assembly.

Consequence summary

As a result, the vehicle may shift from Park with the ignition key removed or the ignition key in the OFF position. The vehicle may also shift out of Park without application of the brake pedal while the key is off. Either of these scenarios may cause the vehicle to roll away after the driver has exited the vehicle, resulting in a possible vehicle crash and/or injury.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 13V001000

For NHTSA campaign 13V001000, the filed corrective action says: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the affected vehicles and replace the steering column as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 21, 2013. Chevrolet owners may call 1-800-630-2438. Cadillac owners may call 1-866-982-2339. GMC owners may call 1-866-996-9463.

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the affected vehicles and replace the steering column as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 21, 2013. Chevrolet owners may call 1-800-630-2438. Cadillac owners may call 1-866-982-2339. GMC owners may call 1-866-996-9463.

Owner notification: January 17, 2013
Filing manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Component groups: POWER TRAIN, STEERING

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 13V001000

RecallRoad links 11 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 13V001000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.