Recall Alert: 2014 Maserati Quattroporte, Ghibli
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Vehicles Affected: Approximately 13,000 model-year 2014 Maserati Quattroporte and Ghibli luxury sport sedans manufactured between June 1, 2013, and Feb. 28, 2014, and equipped with an eight-speed automatic transmission and a monostable gear selector
The Problem: The monostable gear selector may mislead owners about which gear the vehicle is in and may not adequately warn the driver when the driver’s door is opened and the vehicle is not in Park. This could result in drivers exiting the vehicle while it is still in gear; they could be struck and injured if they attempt to get out of the vehicle while the engine is running and the brake is not engaged.
This latest action is an expansion of Maserati parent Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ recall of nearly 812,000 vehicles for the same issue with the electronic gear selector and the resulting rollaway danger. The problem has been implicated in hundreds of rollaway incidents and crashes, and dozens of injuries. Most recently, “Star Trek” star Anton Yelchin died Sunday after being pinned by his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee; authorities were investigating whether the shifter issue was the cause. Following Yelchin’s death, FCA announced that it was accelerating its related recall fix by several months.
The Fix: Dealers will perform a software update for free. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration noted that the software remedy is currently in development.
What Owners Should Do: The automaker will begin notifying owners on July 1. A second notification will be mailed when the software update is available. Owners can call Maserati at 201-510-2369, NHTSA’s vehicle-safety hotline at 888-327-4236 or go to www.safercar.gov for more info. In the meantime, federal safety officials have urged owners to be certain their cars are in Park and the ignition is turned off before exiting.
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