GM recalls about 33,700 vehicles to fix software issue

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DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co is recalling about 33,700 model-year 2013 Buick LaCrosse sedans and Cadillac SRX crossover vehicles globally to address a potential software problem that could increase the risk of a crash.

GM
said the problem may cause the transmission to unexpectedly slip from
manual to automatic mode. The U.S. automaker said there are no reports
of crashes or injuries related to the issue.

The recall affects 26,582 vehicles in the United
States, with the rest in Canada, Mexico, the Middle East and China, the
company said.

Dealers will reprogram the transmission control module free of charge.

The Detroit company also recalled 48 compressed natural
gas-powered versions of the 2011-model Chevrolet Express full-sized
vans to repair a potentially incorrectly built pressure relief vent pipe
that could allow natural gas into the passenger compartment and
increase the risk of an explosion or fire.

GM said all the vans, which were sold to three U.S.
fleet customers and one dealer, have been inspected, and there were no
reported crashes, injuries or fires related to the issue.