NHTSA recall campaign
87V026000
ManufacturerAM GENERAL CORPORATIONReported1987-01-05Affected8,982 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH MAY BECOME PERMANENTLY CLOSED, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO BE STARTED IN ANY GEAR.
Risk
LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD RESULT.
Manufacturer remedy
INSTALL DECAL WARNING DRIVER TO ENGAGE PARK BRAKE AND TO SHIFT TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL PRIOR TO STARTING ENGINE. ALSO, INSTALL A WATERPROOF SAFETY SWITCH TO REPLACE NEUTRAL SWITCH.
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