NHTSA safety recall

Recall 89V047000

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever And Linkage › Floor Shift — Chevrolet, GMC · reported 24 Mar 1989 · 202 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE RETAINER THAT SECURES THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL ROD LINKAGE TO THE STEERING COLUMN LOWER SHIFT LEVER MAY LOOSEN AND COULD DISENGAGE.

The risk

THIS COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF CONTROL ROD FROMLOWER SHIFT LEVER. ALSO, SHIFT INDICATOR MAY NOT REFLECT GEAR THE TRANSMISSIONIS IN CREATING AN ACCIDENT POTENTIAL.

The fix

INSTALL A TRANSMISSION LINKAGE RETAINER.

SYSTEM: TRANSMISSION CONTROL LINKAGE RETAINER.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: M-SERIES VANS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA campaign
89V047000
Filed by
General Motors Corp.
Report received
24 Mar 1989
Owners notified
18 Apr 1989
Potentially affected
202

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.

1989 Chevrolet M Series 1989 GMC M Series

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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