The defect
THE SHIFT CABLE RETAINING CLIP MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED BACKWARDS OR NOT AT ALL. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SPRING CLIP IS TO SECURE THE LOWER END OF THE SHIFT CABLE HOUSING TO THE TRANSMISSION. IF THE CLIP IS BACKWARD OR MISSING, THE CONSOLE SHIFT LEVER MAY NOT SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION AND/OR THE TRANSMISSION RANGE INDICATOR MAY INDICATE THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS IN THE "PARK" OR "P" POSITION WHEN IT IS NOT.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND IF NECESSARY CORRECT THE SHIFT CABLE RETAINING CLIP INSTALLATION AT NO CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
Other power train recalls in 1979
15 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the power train; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 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