The defect
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY CONTAIN A PARK SPRAG ROD ASSEMBLY THAT MAY STICK IN THE TOOTH BUTT UNENGAGED POSITION.
The risk
THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL WITH THEGEAR SHIFT LEVER IN PARK POSITION.
The remedy
ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE PARK SPRAG ROD ASSEMBLIES REPLACED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge B1 | 1988 |
| Dodge B100 | 1988 |
| Dodge B150 | 1988 |
| Dodge B200 | 1988 |
| Dodge B250 | 1988 |
| Dodge B300 | 1988 |
| Dodge B350 | 1988 |
| Dodge D100 | 1988 |
| Dodge D150 | 1988 |
| Dodge D200 | 1988 |
| Dodge D250 | 1988 |
| Dodge D300 | 1988 |
| Dodge D350 | 1988 |
| Dodge D450 | 1988 |
| Dodge D50 | 1988 |
| Dodge D500 | 1988 |
| Dodge Dakota | 1988 |
| Dodge W1 | 1988 |
| Dodge W100 | 1988 |
| Dodge W150 | 1988 |
| Dodge W2 | 1988 |
| Dodge W200 | 1988 |
| Dodge W250 | 1988 |
| Dodge W3 | 1988 |
| Dodge W300 | 1988 |
| Dodge W350 | 1988 |
| Dodge W400 | 1988 |
| Dodge W450 | 1988 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge B1 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge B100 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge B150 | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Dodge B200 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge B250 | 1988 | 2 | 2 |
| Dodge B300 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge B350 | 1988 | 3 | 2 |
| Dodge D100 | 1988 | 3 | 2 |
| Dodge D150 | 1988 | 5 | 2 |
| Dodge D200 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge D250 | 1988 | 3 | 1 |
| Dodge D300 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge D350 | 1988 | 2 | 1 |
| Dodge D450 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge D50 | 1988 | 1 | 1 |
| Dodge D500 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge Dakota | 1988 | 55 | 3 |
| Dodge W1 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge W100 | 1988 | 2 | 2 |
| Dodge W150 | 1988 | 1 | 2 |
| Dodge W2 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge W200 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge W250 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge W3 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge W300 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge W350 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge W400 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge W450 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 1987
9 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the power train; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 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 |
| 87V026000 5 Jan 1987 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 87V008000 3 Jan 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987