Recall campaign · NHTSA 74V226000
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1974-11-21.
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NO 74-C-19.POSSIBILITY WHEN THE ALLISON MT-650TRANSMISSION IS MATCHED WITH EITHER THE 366 OR 427 CID V-8 ENGINES, THE 1,3 TO1,0 GOVERNOR DRIVE-TO-DRIVEN GEAR RATION CAN CREATE EXCESSIVE GOVERNOR RPM WHENOPERATED IN TOP GEAR AT OR NEAR MAXIMUM RATED ENGINE SPEED RPM OF 4000.THEEXCESSIVE GOVERNOR SPEED CAN RESULT IN A GOVERNOR DRIVEN GEAR FAILURE.AFAILURE OF THIS TYPE CAN CAUSE A DOWN SHIFT OF THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUTWARNING.IF THIS OCCURS, TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE SPEED WOULD INCREASE GREATLYAND MAY RESULT IN ONE OF THESE COMPONENTS BREAKING.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING ANDINSTALLING NEW TRANSMISSION REAR HOUSING ASSEMBLY AND GOVERNOR WITH 1.0 TO 1.0 DRIVE-TO-DRIVEN RATIO.)
18 model years across 12 models.
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.