Recall Detail

SAAB / 9000 / 1991

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 23398 Vehicale/Equipment Name: SAAB
Recalled Component Id: 000006091000012963000000180 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: 9000 Model Year: 1991
NHTSA Campaign Number: 91V002000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Manufacturer That Filed Report: SAAB CARS USA, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 1990 End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 01 1990
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 250
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 25 1991 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : SAAB CARS USA, INC. Report Received Date: Oct, 02 1991
Record Creation date : Jan, 15 1991 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Improper assembly could cause the ball of the gear selector arm not to be properly fixed to the socket on the end of the gear selector cable; gear selector arm could separate from the gear selector cable at the ball socket joint. Consequence Summary: The gear position could not be selected or determinedusing the selector lever; car could be started in gear other than park orneutral, resulting in sudden unexpected vehicle movement.
Corrective Summary : Properly seat gear selector arm ball in the selector cable socket and secure by a lock ring inside the socket. Recall Notes: System: automatic transmission gear selector linkage.vehicle description: passenger cars.
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