The defect
A RETAINING CLIP THAT CONNECTS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE TO THE SHIFT LEVER ACTUATING ROD CAN HAVE INSUFFICIENT RETENTION PRESSURE AND MAY EVENTUALLY COME OFF AFTER REPEATED SHIFT LEVER OPERATION. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE POSITION OF THE SHIFT LEVER MAY NOT MATCH THE ACTUAL TRANSMISSION GEAR POSITION.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN UNANTICIPATED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED RETAINING CLIP.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Acura Integra | 1994 |
| Honda Civic | 1992, 1993, 1994 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acura Integra | 1994 | 55 | 1 |
| Honda Civic | 1992 | 98 | 1 |
| Honda Civic | 1993 | 146 | 1 |
| Honda Civic | 1994 | 135 | 2 |
Other power train recalls in 1994
9 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the power train; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 campaigns in all.
| 94V217000 8 Nov 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V216000 1 Nov 1994 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 94V199000 13 Oct 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V165000 2 Sept 1994 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 94V134000 25 Jul 1994 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
| 94V093000 16 May 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V052000 23 Mar 1994 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 94V033000 23 Feb 1994 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994