# NHTSA recall 87V085000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 87V085000
- Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
- Reported: 1987\-06\-08
- Owners notified: 1987\-09\-01
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Units potentially affected: 1600

## What is wrong

PIN IN SHIFT LOCKING PAWL MAY NOT BE PROPERLY WELDED TO THE PAWL.


## What can happen

IF PIN SEPARATES FROM PAWL, DRIVER WOULD BE ABLE TO MOVETHE SHIFT LEVER DURING DRIVING INTO ANY POSITION WITHOUT PRESSING SAFETYRELEASE BUTTON.


## The remedy

REPLACE SHIFT LOCKING PAWL.


## Notes

SYSTEM: SHIFT LOCKING PAWL.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VAN TYPE VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1987 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON](/makes/volkswagen/vanagon/1987/recalls.md). Built 1986\-08\-01 to 1987\-03\-01.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/87V085000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/87V085000)

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