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NHTSA Campaign 90V164000

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

Issued by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · Reported Sep 6, 1990 · 63,964 vehicles affected

What's wrong

TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE MAY DISENGAGE FROM THE FROM THE FLOOR SHIFT CONTROL WITH LOSS OF GEAR INDICATOR REFERENCE AND SHIFT SELECTOR OPERATION.

Consequence

DRIVER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE ACTUAL GEARPOSITION THE TRANSAXLE IS IN, WHICH COULD RESULT IN UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENTAND AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy

INSTALL A TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIP TO PREVENT CABLE DISENGAGEMENT.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BUICK REATTA 1990 63,964
BUICK RIVIERA 1990 63,964
CADILLAC ELDORADO 1990 63,964
CADILLAC SEVILLE 1990 63,964
OLDSMOBILE TORONADO 1990 63,964

Source: NHTSA Campaign 90V164000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.