Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: floor shift
Manufacturer
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Vehicles affected
183,519
Reported to NHTSA
1987-07-06
Owners notified
1987-07-06
Defect description
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION MAY OCCUR, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN SHIFTING FROM THE PARK POSITION.
Safety risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
INSTALL A SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM WHICH PREVENTS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER FROM BEING MOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
The 1986 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 1988 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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.