GM Issues Recall Of Police Vehicles

On October 7, General Motors Co. announced its 76th recall of 2014, calling back 7,600 police vehicles because they could roll away when drivers thought they were in park. The Detroit automaker said it is recalling the 2011-13 Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicles because they don't meet federal interlock rules. The vehicles are equipped with a law enforcement-specific transmission selector lever and assembly that contains two pins that could become displaced.

The company said in March its Technical Assistance Center received a report that an unoccupied and idling 2012 Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle inadvertently shifted out of park into reverse gear and collided with another vehicle, but there were no injuries. In May, GM referred the incident to its Australian unit GM Holden Ltd., the vehicle’s designer and manufacturer, for additional investigation and analysis.

Dealers will replacement the shift lever roll pin, replace the base pivot pin, and attach a retention enhancement clip.

On October 4, GM said it would recall nearly 47,000 cars in the United States because drivers may bump the ignition key with their knee and move the ignition key out of position — including the 2011-13 Chevrolet Caprice and 2008-09 Pontiac G8. GM said "drivers may bump the ignition key with their knee and unintentionally move the key away from the 'run' position."

GM said it is aware of one crash, no injuries and no fatalities in these vehicles. GM dealers will separate the Remote Keyless Entry Transmitter from the key blade and housing assembly. Dealers will discard the original key blade and housing assembly, ensuring that it is not retained by the customer. Dealers will cut and fit the revised key blade and housing assembly, in which the blade has been indexed by 90 degrees, to the original transmitter assembly. The company has issued a record-setting 76 recalls covering 30 million vehicles worldwide this year, including 26.5 million in the United States.

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