The defect
THE RETAINER THAT SECURES THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL ROD LINKAGE TO THE STEERING COLUMN LOWER SHIFT LEVER MAY LOOSEN AND COULD DISENGAGE.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF CONTROL ROD FROMLOWER SHIFT LEVER. ALSO, SHIFT INDICATOR MAY NOT REFLECT GEAR THE TRANSMISSIONIS IN CREATING AN ACCIDENT POTENTIAL.
The remedy
INSTALL A TRANSMISSION LINKAGE RETAINER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet M Series | 1989 |
| GMC M Series | 1989 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR 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 M Series | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC M Series | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 1989
7 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the power train; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 89V204000 17 Nov 1989 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 89V181000 30 Oct 1989 | LAFORZA AUTOMOBILES, INC. |
| 89V127000 31 Jul 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V110000 3 Jul 1989 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 89V028000 28 Feb 1989 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 89V003000 13 Jan 1989 | UNION CITY BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989