NHTSA recall campaign

78V174000

Power Train › Automatic Transmission

Check my VIN
2Affected configurations shown450Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentPower Train › Automatic Transmission
Report receivedSep 8, 1978
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

IF THE TRANSMISSION IS OVERFILLED, THE POSSIBILITY OF OVERSPILL ARISES UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO THE NEWLY INSTALLED TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID MAY SPILL ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OR CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE THE DIPSTICK AT NO CHARGE.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 78V174000

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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