2013 GMC Recall of 68,000 Vehicles

Posted February 14, 2013 by Matthew

GMC Recall 2013

According to VehicleServicePros.com, General Motors is recalling more than 68,000 new SUV’s, pickups and vans that could roll away after being parked.

The article goes on report that the company is recalling “2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV and Escalade EXT; Chevrolet Avalanche, Express, Silverado HD, Silverado LD, Suburban and Tahoe; and GMC Savana, Sierra HD, Sierra LD, Yukon and Yukon XL because they may not meet a federal requirement on transmission shift interlocks.” Luckily, the majority of the vehicles affected are believed not to be sold yet, and are sitting in dealer lots or in transit to dealers.

No crashes or injuries have been reported. All the vehicles being recalled were built between November and December 2012.

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According to ABRN Wire Reports, the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) along with the organization’s supporters are offering secondary and post-secondary collision students attending career or technical colleges over $300,000 in scholarships and tool grants.

Some of the scholarship and grant opportunities include:

· 3M “Hire Our Heroes” scholarship and Tool Grants for Returning Veterans and their Families

· AASP-MA Tool Grant

· ABRA Auto Body & Glass Tool Grant

· Alcoa Grant

· Collision Repair Education Foundation Scholarship

· GEICO Scholarship and Tool Grant

· The Lon Baudoux Legacy Scholarship

· PPG Scholarship

· Sherwin Williams Tool Grant

For those of you who are students at a technical or career college studying collision, or if you know a student studying collision, refer them to the CREF website for instructions on how to apply for these amazing financial opportunities. View scholarship and grant information here. Application deadlines are said to be February 15th, 2013.

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