The defect
THE SELECTOR QUADRANT SPIRAL RETAINING PIN MAY WORK ITS WAY OUT OF POSITION SO THAT THE VEHICLE COULD REMAIN IN GEAR WHEN SELECTOR LEVER IS MOVED INTO THE "PARK" POSITION.
The remedy
DEALER WILL SECURE SPIRAL PIN USING A RETAINING PIN TO PERMANENTLY LOCK IT IN POSITION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Other power train recalls in 1979
15 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the power train; JAGUAR CARS filed 102 campaigns in all.
| 79V269000 20 Dec 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V261000 18 Dec 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V240000 30 Oct 1979 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 79V238000 29 Oct 1979 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 79V237000 26 Oct 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V236000 24 Oct 1979 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 79V225000 10 Oct 1979 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 79V220000 25 Sept 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979