The defect
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER BUTTON MECHANISM MAY WEAR TO THE POINT THAT THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFT LEVER NO LONGER NEEDS TO BE DEPRESSED TO SHIFT GEARS.
The risk
A LEVER WITH THIS CONDITION COULD BE INADVERTENTLY BUMPEDOR MOVED FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE BY THE DRIVER OR A PASSENGER WHILE THE VEHICLEIS BEING DRIVEN. A SUDDEN UNEXPECTED SHIFTING COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
A NEWLY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER WILL BE INSTALLED ON ALL VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Chevette | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| Pontiac T1000 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Chevette | 1983 | 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Chevette | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Chevette | 1985 | 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Chevette | 1986 | 3 | 3 |
| Pontiac T1000 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Pontiac T1000 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Pontiac T1000 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Pontiac T1000 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
Other power train recalls in 1988
11 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the power train; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 88V177000 15 Nov 1988 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 88V166000 18 Oct 1988 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 88V128000 1 Aug 1988 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 88V101000 27 Jun 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V085000 23 May 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V084000 20 May 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V045000 28 Mar 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V037000 23 Mar 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988