Ottawa, Ontario – Transport Canada has released recalls that may affect some Kia, Nissan, General Motors and DaimlerChrysler vehicles.
2005-2006 Kia Spectra
Vehicles affected: 9,943
On certain vehicles equipped with an advanced airbag feature, the Occupant Classification System (OCS) installed in the right front seat may misclassify a child restraint seat as an adult. This may occur if the child seat is installed after an adult has been seated and there has not been a key-on-key-off cycle with the seat empty prior to installation of the child restraint. Dealers will reprogram the OCS Electronic Control Unit.
2005 Nissan XTerra
Vehicles affected: 615
Certain genuine accessory trailer hitches installed by Nissan dealers may have inadequate quality of some welded joints which may result in failure. Dealers will replace all suspect genuine Nissan hitches.
2006 Buick Rainer
2006 Cadillac Escalade
2005-2006 Chevrolet Corvette
2006 Chevrolet Express
2005-2006 Chevrolet Silverado
2006 Chevrolet Tahoe
2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer
2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT
2006 GMC Envoy
2006 GMC Envoy XL
2006 GMC Savana
2005-2006 GMC Sierra
2006 GMC Yukon
2006 Hummer H2
Vehicles affected: 6,488
Certain vehicles may have been built with a power steering hose that is not to specification. Under extreme steering manoeuvres, the hose may fracture and leak fluid. Dealers will inspect the hose(s) for two suspect date codes and will replace them if required.
2005 Chrysler 300
2005 Dodge Dakota
2005 Dodge Durango
2005 Dodge Magnum
2005 Jeep Liberty
2005 Jeep TJ
On certain vehicles, the cup plug which retains the park pawl anchor shaft in the automatic transmission could be missing or not properly staked in its bore, potentially allowing the shaft to move out of position and preventing the transmission from being placed in the Park position. If this occurs and the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle may roll away. Dealers will install a bracket to ensure that the park pawl anchor shaft is retained in the proper position.
2006 Dodge Ram Pickup
Vehicles affected: 6
On certain Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 vehicles equipped with NP246 transfer case, the vehicle's Totally Integrated Power Module contains an incorrect calibration that could potentially result in inadvertent transfer case default to Neutral. If this occurs and the park brake is not applied, the vehicle may roll away. Dealers will reprogram the module.
