{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "GM recall 15V245 (12162): Model Year 2013 Chevrolet Malibu",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v245/",
  "summary": "Recall 15V245 (General Motors): If the console shift indicator does not illuminate the transmission gear selection, a driver could inadvertently select...",
  "excerpt": "Chevrolet Malibu, model year 2013. Filed by General Motors LLC and reported to NHTSA on 24 April 2015. 3,690 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured April 10, 2012, to August 2, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the console transmission gear selection indicator may not illuminate the shift position selected. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls General Motors's own number for this recall: 12162. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 15V245 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the console shift indicator does not illuminate the transmission gear selection, a driver could inadvertently select a transmission position other than the position the driver intended, increasing the risk of a crash.” 15V245 General Motors LLC Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Gear Position Indication (PRNDL) 24 April 2015 2013-2013 CHEVROLET MAL",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T17:10:46+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T07:51:04+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"GM recall 15V245 (12162): Model Year 2013 Chevrolet Malibu\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v245/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}