The defect
A MISADJUSTMENT OF THE PARK LOCK CABLE IN THE COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR THE STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND THE IGNITION SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION.
The risk
LOCKING OF THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS INMOTION RESULTS IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND INCREASED RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
ADJUST THE PARK LOCK CABLE, AND REROUTE AND RESTRAIN THE BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK HARNESS AND CONNECTOR.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Skylark | 1992 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
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 Skylark | 1992 | 32 | 3 |
Other power train recalls in 1991
25 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the power train; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 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. |
| 91V196000 21 Oct 1991 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 91V179000 9 Oct 1991 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991