What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2010104
- Recall date
- 1 April 2010
- Make
- Chevrolet
- Models
- Malibu
- Model years
- 2008 to 2010
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Other
- Raised as
- Inconsequential
- Vehicles affected
- 36,756
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Certain vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 102 - Transmission Control Functions. The indicator light of the PRNDM provided to identify the transmission shift position is not activated under certain circumstances when the ignition key cylinder is in a zone between the ignition u201cOFFu201d detent and the accessory u201cACCu201d detent when the engine is off. This condition can occur if the vehicle operator rotates the key cylinder toward the u201cOFFu201d detent while the engine is running and the shift lever is in a position other than u201cPARKu201d. This will result in the key cylinder hitting a stop which prevents it from being fully turned to the u201cOFFu201d detent position. At this key position, electrical power has been disconnected from the shift lever position indication light because the key cylinder has been rotated beyond u201cACCu201d detent and the electrical switch contacts have opened. If this sequence of operator actions were to occur, the shift lever position indication light would not be illuminated and the vehicle transmission would not be in u201cPARKu201d. If this condition were present, the key cannot be removed from the vehicle because the transmission is
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2010104.