Recall Detail

PONTIAC / SUNFIRE / 1995

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 15964 Vehicale/Equipment Name: PONTIAC
Recalled Component Id: 000007528000202648000000182 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: SUNFIRE Model Year: 1995
NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V003000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1994 End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1995
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 28068
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 02 1996 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC Report Received Date: Jan, 02 1996
Record Creation date : Jan, 22 1996 Federal Motar Safety Number: 101
Defect Summary : The instrument panel cluster trim plate/bezel can sag and cover the light emitting diode portion (lighted pointed above panel) of the transaxle shift indicator display. this does not comply with fmvss no. 101, "control location, identification, and illumination." Consequence Summary: Consequence of non-compliance: the driver of the vehicle would not be able to see the actual position of the transaxle gear selector resulting in a driver either inadvertently leaving a parked or idling vehicle in drive, reverse, or neutral rather than park, or selecting an incorrect transaxle shift position while driving the vehicle.
Corrective Summary : Dealers are to install a new instrument panel cluster trim plate/bezel assembly which is not subject to this condition. Recall Notes: System: powertrain; transmission; automatic; indicator; fmvss no. 101.vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmission.note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time, should contact pontiac at 1-800-762-2737. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
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