The defect
TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE MAY DISENGAGE FROM THE FROM THE FLOOR SHIFT CONTROL WITH LOSS OF GEAR INDICATOR REFERENCE AND SHIFT SELECTOR OPERATION.
The risk
DRIVER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE ACTUAL GEARPOSITION THE TRANSAXLE IS IN, WHICH COULD RESULT IN UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENTAND AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
INSTALL A TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIP TO PREVENT CABLE DISENGAGEMENT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Reatta | 1990 |
| Buick Riviera | 1990 |
| Cadillac Eldorado | 1990 |
| Cadillac Seville | 1990 |
| Oldsmobile Toronado | 1990 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Reatta | 1990 | 29 | 3 |
| Buick Riviera | 1990 | 16 | 4 |
| Cadillac Eldorado | 1990 | 3 | 3 |
| Cadillac Seville | 1990 | 19 | 2 |
| Oldsmobile Toronado | 1990 | 16 | 2 |
Other power train recalls in 1990
6 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the power train; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 90V167000 20 Sept 1990 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 90V163000 4 Sept 1990 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 90V101000 1 Jun 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V046000 8 Mar 1990 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
| 90V004000 18 Jan 1990 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990