The defect
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL CABLE CAN SEPARATE.
The risk
SEPARATION OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE CAN PREVENTTHE TRANSMISSION FROM BEING SHIFTED INTO THE PROPER POSITION. THIS CONDITION CANCAUSE UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT WHEN THE TRANSIMISSION INDICATOR IS IN PARK ORNEUTRAL POSITION AND THE TRANSMISSION IS IN A DRIVE MODE; THIS COULD RESULT INA VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SHIFT CABLE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Camaro | 1992 |
| Pontiac Firebird | 1992 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Camaro | 1992 | 88 | 2 |
| Pontiac Firebird | 1992 | 27 | 2 |
Other power train recalls in 1992
6 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the power train; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 92V143000 8 Oct 1992 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 92V120000 24 Aug 1992 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 92V092000 3 Aug 1992 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 92V098000 8 Jul 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 92V008000 24 Jan 1992 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992