Vehicle recall 05V055000 · February 14, 2005
Chevrolet Avalanche, Cadillac Escalade and 8 more models
Certain sport utility vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 102, "transmission shift…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Certain sport utility vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 102, "transmission shift lever sequence, starter interlock and transmission braking effect." under certain vehicle starting conditions, the shift lever position indicator located in the instrument panel cluster may not illuminate. If the shift lever position indicator does not illuminate, the driver may not know which gear the vehicle is in.
- Consequence
- The vehicle may move in an unintended direction resulting in possible injury to others outside of the vehicle.
- Remedy
- Dealers will reprogram the instrument panel cluster free of charge. The recall began on February 14, 2005. Owners may contact Cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, and GMC at 1-866-996-9463.
- Notes
- GM recall no. 05023.CUSTOMERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V055000
- Reported to NHTSA
- February 14, 2005
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 05023
- Owner notification
- February 22, 2005
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 7,194
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Power train › Manual transmission › Shift pattern indicator
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Cadillac Escalade (2005): 2005
- Cadillac Escalade ESV (2005): 2005
- Cadillac Escalade EXT (2005): 2005
- Chevrolet Avalanche (2005): 2005
- Chevrolet Silverado (2005): 2005
- Chevrolet Suburban (2005): 2005
- Chevrolet Tahoe (2005): 2005
- GMC Sierra (2005): 2005
- GMC Yukon (2005): 2005
- GMC Yukon XL (2005): 2005
Has your Cadillac been repaired?
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