General Motors Co. will recall about 7,600 Chevrolet Caprice
police vehicles for a transmission issue, making this the 75th
safety recall action the auto maker has taken this year and putting
the number of total vehicles recalled by the company in North
America at well over 30 million.
The recall, posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration on Tuesday, covers certain 2011 through 2013 model
year Caprices. The vehicles are police patrol cruisers equipped
with a specific transmission selector lever that contains two pins
that can become displaced.
If the pins get displaced, the driver may be able to shift the
vehicle from "park" without depressing the brake pedal or remove
the ignition key without the transmission being in "park." The
situation may lead to vehicles rolling away.
This is the second time in three days the auto maker has
recalled certain Caprice models. The company had recalled some
versions of the 2011 and 2013 model years for an ignition switch
issue. A bumping of the ignition key could cause the switch to move
from "on" to "accessory," thereby disabling the air bags.
This also marks the seventh recall issued by the company since
Thursday.
The company has now recalled approximately 30,011,650 vehicles
in North America this year after pledging to take quicker action to
spot and react to problems in the wake of its failure to recall 2.6
million cars with an ignition switch problem for about 11
years.
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