The defect
NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH MAY BECOME PERMANENTLY CLOSED, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO BE STARTED IN ANY GEAR.
The risk
LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD RESULT.
The remedy
INSTALL DECAL WARNING DRIVER TO ENGAGE PARK BRAKE AND TO SHIFT TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL PRIOR TO STARTING ENGINE. ALSO, INSTALL A WATERPROOF SAFETY SWITCH TO REPLACE NEUTRAL SWITCH.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| AM General M998 | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| AM General M998 | 1984 | 1 | 3 |
| AM General M998 | 1985 | 0 | 3 |
| AM General M998 | 1986 | 1 | 3 |
Other power train recalls in 1987
9 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the power train; AM GENERAL CORPORATION filed 53 campaigns in all.
| 87V194000 26 Dec 1987 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 87V188000 14 Dec 1987 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 87V168000 26 Oct 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V134000 1 Sept 1987 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRK, AMER |
| 87V098000 6 Jul 1987 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 87V085000 8 Jun 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 87V040000 26 Mar 1987 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 87V008000 3 Jan 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987