Recall campaign · NHTSA 68V031000

Power train: automatic transmission

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1968-04-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 68V031000

Power train: automatic transmission

Component
Power train: automatic transmission
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
28,639
Reported to NHTSA
1968-04-10
Owners notified
1968-04-04

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

POSSIBILITY OF MISALIGNED TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT SWITCH ACTUATING ROD COULD CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO BE HELD IN A PARTIALLY OPEN POSITION SHOULD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BE SNAPPED TO THE FLOOR ABNORMALLY HARD TO MAKE A DOWNSHIFT.IF THE THROTTLE IS HELD PARTIALLY OPEN BY THIS ROD THE VEHICLE MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.(CORRECT BY INSPECTION AND REALIGN ROD IF NECESSARY.)

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
OLDSMOBILE 881968
OLDSMOBILE 981968

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.