The defect
THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR LEVER MAY BREAK DURING SHIFTING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVERS ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
Other power train recalls in 1979
15 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the power train; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 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. |
| 79V214000 18 Sept 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979