NHTSA safety recall

Recall 87V168000

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever And Linkage › Column Shift — Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and others · reported 26 Oct 1987 · 11,936 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

MANUAL VALVE LINK IN THE TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY FORMED.

The risk

THE VALVE LINK COULD SEPARATE RESULTING IN A GEARSELECTION DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THE DRIVER SELECTS. ALSO, CAR COULD BE STARTEDWITH TRANSMISSION IN GEAR ALLOWING VEHICLE TO MOVE IN AN UNANTICIPATEDDIRECTION.

The fix

REPLACE THE MANUAL VALVE DETENT LEVER LINK.

SYSTEM: TRANSMISSIONVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS AND WAGONS WITH 200 4R TRANSMISSIONS.

NHTSA campaign
87V168000
Filed by
General Motors Corp.
Report received
26 Oct 1987
Owners notified
25 Nov 1987
Potentially affected
11,936

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1987 Buick Estate 1987 Buick Regal 1987 Cadillac Fleetwood 1987 Chevrolet Caprice 1987 Chevrolet El Camino 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1987 GMC Caballero 1987 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass 1987 Pontiac Parisienne

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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