Recall campaign · NHTSA 76V016000

Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (PRNDL)

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1976-02-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 76V016000

Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (PRNDL)

Component
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (PRNDL)
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
3,011
Reported to NHTSA
1976-02-10
Owners notified
1976-02-06

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

BUICK CAMPAIGN NO 76-C-2.OLDSMOBILE CAMPAIGN NO 76-C-3.EQUIPPED WITH 350AND 375B AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.POSSIBILITY THAT THE STOP TANG FOR INNER GEARSELECTOR LINK LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION MAY BE IMPROPERLY LOCATED.AS ARESULT, THE GEAR POSITIONS INDICATED BY THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR MAY DIFFERFROM THE ACTUAL GEAR POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS,THE TRANSMISSION MAY BE IN A FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR WHEN THE INDICATOR SHOWSNEUTRAL POSITION AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING COULD OCCUR.(CORRECT BYINSPECTING AND REPLACING SELECTOR CODE RANGE AND INNER SELECTOR LEVERS ASREQUIRED.)

Scope of coverage

5 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
Buick Century1976
Buick Electra1976
Buick Lesabre1976
Buick Regal1976
OLDSMOBILE Cutlass1976

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.