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  NHTSA Recall 76V016000

NHTSA Campaign Id 76V016000; Date: Feb. 10, 1976

icon1 Recalled Vehicles:

1976 Buick Century 1976 Buick Electra 1976 Buick Lesabre 1976 Buick Regal 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass

Component: Power Train:automatic Transmission:gear Position Indication (prndl)

Manufactured by: General Motors Corp.

Affected Units:: 3,011

icon3 Recall Summary:

icon2 How to Fix:

icon4 Recall Notes:

Buick campaign no 76-c-2. Oldsmobile campaign no 76-c-3. Equipped with 350and 375b automatic transmission. Possibility that the stop tang for inner gearselector link located in the transmission may be improperly located. As aresult, the gear positions indicated by the transmission selector may differfrom the actual gear position of the transmission. If this condition exists,the transmission may be in a forward or reverse gear when the indicator showsneutral position and a vehicle crash without warning could occur. (correct byinspecting and replacing selector code range and inner selector levers asrequired. )

Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Feb 6, 1976

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