NHTSA Record Id: 15964 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: PONTIAC |
Recalled Component Id: 000007528000202648000000182 |
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Model Name: SUNFIRE |
Model Year: 1995 |
NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V003000 |
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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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