NHTSA campaign 14V400000 · Part 573 safety recall report

General Motors LLC: Electrical System › Ignition

General Motors LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 3, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 5,877,718. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 3, 2014, that they are recalling 5,877,718 model year 2000-2005 Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo, 1997-2003 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2005 Malibu Classic, 1999-2004 Oldsmobile Alero, 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1999-2005 Pontiac Grand Am and 2004-2008 Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles. In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.

The risk

If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

The remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. GM's number for this recall is 14350.

44 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2008 Pontiac Grand Prix	143	1	3	9
2007 Pontiac Grand Prix	220	4	18	15
2006 Pontiac Grand Prix	239	2	21	17
2005 Chevrolet Impala	609	4	13	39
2005 Chevrolet Malibu Classic	92	1	1	6
2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	120	4	3	1
2005 Pontiac Grand AM	102	4	1	15
2005 Pontiac Grand Prix	148	2	5	11
2004 Chevrolet Impala	1,074	7	21	44
2004 Chevrolet Malibu Classic	116	1	2	8
2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	230	7	11	5
2004 Oldsmobile Alero	109	2	2	7
2004 Pontiac Grand AM	293	4	7	24
2004 Pontiac Grand Prix	454	9	58	46
2003 Chevrolet Impala	695	8	32	32
2003 Chevrolet Malibu	569	3	4	35
2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	158	9	18	10
2003 Oldsmobile Alero	184	3	1	18
2003 Pontiac Grand AM	325	5	5	27
2002 Chevrolet Impala	795	7	32	38
2002 Chevrolet Malibu	567	4	1	18
2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	230	7	24	11
2002 Oldsmobile Alero	279	2	8	11
2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue	64	3	1	4
2002 Pontiac Grand AM	395	4	3	22
2001 Chevrolet Impala	742	10	67	33
2001 Chevrolet Malibu	721	4	1	36
2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	276	8	31	13
2001 Oldsmobile Alero	364	5	5	20
2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue	108	5	1	6
2001 Pontiac Grand AM	538	7	4	21
2000 Chevrolet Impala	818	10	73	49
2000 Chevrolet Malibu	922	5	6	45
2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	233	8	35	12
2000 Oldsmobile Alero	557	5	8	20
2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue	200	6	2	11
2000 Pontiac Grand AM	675	8	14	43
1999 Chevrolet Malibu	789	3	2	44
1999 Oldsmobile Alero	462	4	11	14
1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue	256	8	14	11
1999 Pontiac Grand AM	849	6	13	73
1998 Chevrolet Malibu	976	5	5	34
1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue	510	8	39	19
1997 Chevrolet Malibu	443	6	0	22

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 14V400000.

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