NHTSA recall campaign
88V045000
ManufacturerGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Reported1988-03-28Affected17,745 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
AN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE AND THE BELLCRANK CLIP IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAN RESULT IN DISENGAGEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION CABLE.
Risk
THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO BE IN AGEAR OTHER THAN THAT DISPLAYED BY THE SHIFT INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE COULD MOVEIN AN UNEXPECTED DIRECTION AND CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
A NEWLY DESIGNED BELLCRANK CLIP WILL BE INSTALLED.
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