The defect
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT-CABLE LOCK CLIP CAN BACK OUT OF ITS INSTALLED POSITION RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CABLE ADJUSTMENT. WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER IS PLACED IN THE "PARK" POSITION, THE "PARK" INDICATOR LIGHT MAY NOT ILLUMINATE.
The risk
THE VEHICLE CAN MOVE UNINTENTIONALLY IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT NOTICE THAT THE INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOT ON AND DOES NOT APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL ADJUST THE SHIFT CABLE AND INSTALL A LOCK CLIP.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet C3500HD | 1995 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 1995 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 1995 |
| GMC C3500HD | 1995 |
| GMC Sierra | 1995 |
| GMC Suburban | 1995 |
| GMC Yukon | 1995 |
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 C3500HD | 1995 | 2 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 1995 | 457 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 1995 | 246 | 6 |
| GMC C3500HD | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC Sierra | 1995 | 261 | 6 |
| GMC Suburban | 1995 | 227 | 6 |
| GMC Yukon | 1995 | 90 | 6 |
Other power train recalls in 1995
9 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the power train; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 95V221000 16 Nov 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V174000 14 Sept 1995 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 95V159000 17 Aug 1995 | ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. |
| 95V148000 7 Aug 1995 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 95V099000 16 May 1995 | RANGE ROVER NA., INC. |
| 95V096000 15 May 1995 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V068000 29 Mar 1995 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 95V026000 16 Feb 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995