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  NHTSA Recall 91V131000

NHTSA Campaign Id 91V131000; Date: Aug. 5, 1991

The disengaged cable could falsely indicate transmissiongear position, and the vehicle might be left in reverse or drive when the drivermoved the gear selector to park or the opposite direction. A vehicle left on anincline without parking brakes when the gear selector is placed in park couldmove. Either case results in unexpected vehicle movement without prior warningand could cause a vehicle accident.

icon1 Recalled Vehicles:

1992 Pontiac Bonneville

Component: Power Train:automatic Transmission

Manufactured by: General Motors Corp.

Affected Units:: 1,570

icon3 Recall Summary:

Transaxle shift control cable may disengage from shift control cable bracket, causing loss of gear indicator reference, and shift selector operation.

icon2 How to Fix:

Install a transaxle shift control cable retaining clip on the shift control cable bracket on top of transaxle.

icon4 Recall Notes:

System: transaxle shift control. Vehicle description: passenger cars with console shift automatic transmission.

Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Aug 5, 1991

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All recalls of Pontiac vehicles.

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