NHTSA Campaign 00V088000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

Issued by FERRARI NORTH AMERICA · Reported Mar 27, 2000 · 61 vehicles affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ANTI-SHIFT LOCK ELECTROMAGNET MUST ENGAGE INTO A HOLE IN THE BALANCER IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE GEAR LEVER FROM MOVING OUT OF THE PARK POSITION UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. IF THE BALANCER AND THE ELECTROMAGNET DO NOT LINE UP EXACTLY, THE ENGAGEMENT WILL NOT TAKE PLACE.

Consequence

THE GEAR LEVER COULD BE MOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION WITH THE DRIVER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, RESULTING IN POSSIBLE UNINTENDED MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW STYLE ANTI-SHIFT LOCK BALANCER.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FERRARI 456GTA 1997 61

Source: NHTSA Campaign 00V088000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.