FLEETWOOD REGAL 1988: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY

Make : FLEETWOOD Model : REGAL Year : 1988
Build Dates : 1987-06-01 - 1987-11-01
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 88V045000
Date Owner's Notified: 1988-04-15 Date Received by ODI: 1988-03-28 Date Added to Database: 1988-04-06
Manufacturers Involved: General Motors, LLC
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall:
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Component: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 17745
Summary:
      AN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE AND THE BELLCRANK CLIP IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAN RESULT IN DISENGAGEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION CABLE.
Consequence:
      THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO BE IN AGEAR OTHER THAN THAT DISPLAYED BY THE SHIFT INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE COULD MOVEIN AN UNEXPECTED DIRECTION AND CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy:
      A NEWLY DESIGNED BELLCRANK CLIP WILL BE INSTALLED.
Report Initiator: MFR V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Notes:
      SYSTEM: TRANSMISSION/SHIFT LINKAGE.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.