NHTSA campaign 16V004000

Bluecar SAS recall 16V004000

Bluecar SAS (Bluecar) is recalling certain model year 2016 Bluecar hybrid-electric vehicles manufactured June 7, 2015, to September 11, 2015. The affected vehicles have a gear shift lever that may break preventing the car from maintaining the intended gear position.

Reported 01/06/2016

What can happen

If the gear shift lever breaks, the vehicle may become immobilized, increasing the risk of a crash.

Repair

Bluecar has notified the one purchaser of the affected vehicles and the remedy of replacing the gear shift with a newly designed gear lever has begun, free of charge.

Components

  • Power train: Automatic transmission: Gear position indication (prndl)

Affected years and models

A listed year and model does not mean every vehicle in that group is recalled. Use the VIN lookup to confirm a specific vehicle.