The defect
THE SHIFT LEVER MAY NOT DROP INTO PARK DETENT WHEN PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION.
The risk
THE SHIFT LEVER MAY MOVE FROM PARK TO REVERSE ALLOWINGUNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND A VEHICLE CRASH MAY OCCUR.
The remedy
ADJUST STEERING COLUMN AND SHIFT LINKAGE TO OBTAIN CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE SHIFT ROD LEVER AND THE DASH PANEL OPENING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet P300 | 1989 |
| GMC P300 | 1989 |
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 P300 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC P300 | 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. |
| 89V110000 3 Jul 1989 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 89V047000 24 Mar 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V028000 28 Feb 1989 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 89V003000 13 Jan 1989 | UNION CITY BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989