General Motors Company (GM) is recalling about 512,000 Chevrolet Camaro muscle cars over an issue with ignition switches.
Vehicles made between 2010 and 2014 are covered in the recall, according to ABC News.
A driver's knee can bump the key and knock the switch out of the "run" position, which could cause the engine to stall, leading to the power steering brakes being disabled and causing drivers to lose control of the car.
The latest recall brings GM's total recalls in the U.S. to 38, The Los Angeles Times reported. 14.4 million vehicles are covered in the recalls. Close to 25 million vehicles were recalled by the automotive manufacturer this year, including this latest group of Camaros.
"Discovering and acting on this issue quickly is an example of the new norm for product safety at GM," said Jeff Boyer, vice president of GM Global Safety.
GM discovered the problem during internal testing after it recalled 2.6 million older small cars earlier this year because of a defective ignition switch. The faulty part in the original recall was connected to over 50 crashes and at least 13 deaths.
GM said the Camaro switches, unlike the switches in the small cars, met their specifications. Alan Adler, spokesman for the automaker, said the issue rarely occurs. He added that it mostly affects drivers who are tall and sit close to the steering column, which causes their knees to come into contact with the key, ABC News reported.
Adler said the Camaro switches are different from the small car switches because they were designed by a different person. The Camaro switches also meet GM standards for the amount of force needed for turning the cars on and off.
GM will replace the Camaro key with a standard one as well as a different Fob attached to a ring so it will dangle from the key, ABC News reported. Adler said that after the change is made, if the driver's knee hits the Fob, it doesn't hit the key.
"You can hit the key Fob all day long and it's not going to have any impact on the ignition," he said.
