NHTSA recall campaign

90V164000

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever And Linkage › Floor Shift

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5Affected configurations shown63,964Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentPower Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever And Linkage › Floor Shift
Report receivedJun 9, 1990
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

DRIVER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE ACTUAL GEARPOSITION THE TRANSAXLE IS IN, WHICH COULD RESULT IN UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENTAND AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

What fixes it

Official remedy

INSTALL A TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIP TO PREVENT CABLE DISENGAGEMENT.

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 90V164000

1990 BUICK REATTAOpen vehicle record →1990 BUICK RIVIERAOpen vehicle record →1990 CADILLAC SEVILLEOpen vehicle record →1990 CADILLAC ELDORADOOpen vehicle record →1990 OLDSMOBILE TORONADOOpen 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.

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