The defect
The risk
INABILITY TO SEE GEAR SHIFT POSITION INDICATOR COULD PRESENT AN ACCIDENT HAZARD IF DRIVER IS NOT AWARE OF THE GEAR VEHICLE IS IN.
The remedy
SHORTEN INSTRUMENT PANEL TO MAKE GEAR POSTION INDICATOR VISIBLE TO THE DRIVER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Grumman Kurbmaster | 1989, 1990 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grumman Kurbmaster | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Grumman Kurbmaster | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 1990
6 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the power train; GRUMMAN OLSON, INC filed 10 campaigns in all.
| 90V167000 20 Sept 1990 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 90V164000 6 Sept 1990 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 90V163000 4 Sept 1990 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 90V101000 1 Jun 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V004000 18 Jan 1990 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990