The defect
TWO SCREWS WHICH SECURE THE SHIFT LINKAGE BRACKET MAY LOOSEN AND FALL OUT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE GEAR POSITION INDICATED ON THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR MAY DIFFER FROM THE ACTUAL GEAR POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CONSTITUTES A NON-COMPLIANCE TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 102, "TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING EFFECT".
The remedy
DEALER WILL SECURELY TIGHTEN SCREWS ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES, WITHOUT CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
Other power train recalls in 1980
7 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the power train; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 80V160000 10 Dec 1980 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 80V097000 23 Jul 1980 | MOTOBECANE AMERICA, LTD. |
| 80V046000 21 Apr 1980 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 80V023000 5 Mar 1980 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 80V022000 26 Feb 1980 | REVCON, INCORPORATED |
| 80V020000 26 Feb 1980 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980