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NHTSA Campaign 88V050000

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

Issued by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · Reported Apr 4, 1988 · 370,831 vehicles affected

What's wrong

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER BUTTON MECHANISM MAY WEAR TO THE POINT THAT THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFT LEVER NO LONGER NEEDS TO BE DEPRESSED TO SHIFT GEARS.

Consequence

A LEVER WITH THIS CONDITION COULD BE INADVERTENTLY BUMPEDOR MOVED FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE BY THE DRIVER OR A PASSENGER WHILE THE VEHICLEIS BEING DRIVEN. A SUDDEN UNEXPECTED SHIFTING COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

A NEWLY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER WILL BE INSTALLED ON ALL VEHICLES.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CHEVROLET CHEVETTE 1983 370,831
CHEVROLET CHEVETTE 1984 370,831
CHEVROLET CHEVETTE 1985 370,831
CHEVROLET CHEVETTE 1986 370,831
PONTIAC T1000 1983 370,831
PONTIAC T1000 1984 370,831
PONTIAC T1000 1985 370,831
PONTIAC T1000 1986 370,831

Source: NHTSA Campaign 88V050000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.