Recall 13V001000: Steering Column Replacement

VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL: MODEL YEAR(S):

Cadillac/Escalade 2013

Cadillac/Escalade ESV 2013

Cadillac/Escalade EXT 2013

Chevrolet/Avalanche 2013

Chevrolet/Express 2013

Chevrolet/Silverado 2013

Chevrolet/Suburban 2013

Chevrolet/Tahoe 2013

GMC/Savana 2013

GMC/Sierra 2013

GMC/Yukon 2013

GMC/Yukon XL 2013

MANUFACTURER: General Motors LLC.

REPORT RECEIPT DATE: January 02, 2013

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V001000

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A

COMPONENT: Steering: Column Locking: Anti-Theft Device

POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 54,686

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:
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.

REMEDY:
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the affected vehicles and replace the steering column as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on January 17, 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.

NOTES:
General Motors' number for this recall is 12331. 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.