NHTSA recall campaign
87V168000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever And Linkage › Column Shift
10Affected configurations shown11,936Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
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.
What fixes it
Official remedy
REPLACE THE MANUAL VALVE DETENT LEVER LINK.
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 87V168000
1987 BUICK REGALOpen vehicle record →1987 BUICK ESTATEOpen vehicle record →1987 CADILLAC FLEETWOODOpen vehicle record →1987 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLOOpen vehicle record →1987 CHEVROLET EL CAMINOOpen vehicle record →1987 CHEVROLET CAPRICEOpen vehicle record →1987 GMC CABALLEROOpen vehicle record →1987 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASSOpen vehicle record →1987 OLDSMOBILE CUSTOM CRUISEROpen vehicle record →1987 PONTIAC PARISIENNEOpen vehicle record →
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.