NHTSA Campaign 87V098000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT

Issued by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. · Reported Jul 6, 1987 · 183,519 vehicles affected

What's wrong

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION MAY OCCUR, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN SHIFTING FROM THE PARK POSITION.

Consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy

INSTALL A SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM WHICH PREVENTS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER FROM BEING MOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
NISSAN 280Z 1979 183,519
NISSAN 280Z 1980 183,519
NISSAN 280Z 1981 183,519
NISSAN 280Z 1982 183,519
NISSAN 280Z 1983 183,519
NISSAN 300ZX 1984 183,519
NISSAN 300ZX 1985 183,519
NISSAN 300ZX 1986 183,519
NISSAN 300ZX 1987 183,519

Source: NHTSA Campaign 87V098000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.