The defect
IMPROPER ASSEMBLY COULD CAUSE THE BALL OF THE GEAR SELECTOR ARM NOT TO BE PROPERLY FIXED TO THE SOCKET ON THE END OF THE GEAR SELECTOR CABLE; GEAR SELECTOR ARM COULD SEPARATE FROM THE GEAR SELECTOR CABLE AT THE BALL SOCKET JOINT.
The risk
THE GEAR POSITION COULD NOT BE SELECTED OR DETERMINEDUSING THE SELECTOR LEVER; CAR COULD BE STARTED IN GEAR OTHER THAN PARK ORNEUTRAL, RESULTING IN SUDDEN UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT.
The remedy
PROPERLY SEAT GEAR SELECTOR ARM BALL IN THE SELECTOR CABLE SOCKET AND SECURE BY A LOCK RING INSIDE THE SOCKET.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Saab 9000 | 1991 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saab 9000 | 1991 | 8 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 1991
25 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the power train; SAAB CARS USA, INC. filed 88 campaigns in all.
| 91V224000 30 Dec 1991 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 91V214000 6 Dec 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V198000 14 Nov 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V189001 4 Nov 1991 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 91V189000 4 Nov 1991 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 91V183000 21 Oct 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V184000 21 Oct 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V196000 21 Oct 1991 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991