According to a Friday announcement by General Motors (GM), a potentially dangerous roll away flaw in a number of new 2013 models manufactured by the company has promoted it to recall as many as 69,000 pickup trucks, SUVs and vans across the world.

As per the GM announcement, the recall affects some of the 2013 models of the Chevrolet Silverado, Tahoe, Avalanche, Suburban, and Express. In addition, the other vehicles affected by the recall include the GMC Sierra, GMC Savana, Yukon, and the Cadillac Escalade.

Going by the details shared by GM spokesman Alan Adler, the vehicles which are being recalled were manufactured from November 7, 2012 through December 18, 2012. Adler also revealed that the recall covers nearly 54,690 vehicles in the US; 6,310 in Canada; 710 in Mexico; and about 7,040 vehicles overseas.

About the flaw which leads to an unexpected roll away of the recalled vehicles, thereby underscoring the risk of a crash or an injury, GM said that the affected vehicles are apparently manufactured with defective park lock cables or distorted steering column lock gears.

Disclosing that the affected vehicles can be shifted out of park even when the ignition key is in the ‘off’ position or has been removed, GM said that the problem has been found in nearly one in 1,000 of the under-recall vehicles, with most of them not having been sold yet.