# NHTSA recall 88V050000

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: 88V050000
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Reported: 1988\-04\-04
- Owners notified: 1988\-04\-11
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
- Units potentially affected: 370831

## What is wrong

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER BUTTON MECHANISM MAY WEAR TO THE POINT THAT THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFT LEVER NO LONGER NEEDS TO BE DEPRESSED TO SHIFT GEARS.


## What can happen

A LEVER WITH THIS CONDITION COULD BE INADVERTENTLY BUMPEDOR MOVED FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE BY THE DRIVER OR A PASSENGER WHILE THE VEHICLEIS BEING DRIVEN.  A SUDDEN UNEXPECTED SHIFTING COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH.


## The remedy

A NEWLY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER WILL BE INSTALLED ON ALL VEHICLES.


## Notes

SYSTEM: TRANSMISSION/SHIFT LEVER.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1983 CHEVROLET CHEVETTE](/makes/chevrolet/chevette/1983/recalls.md). Built 1982\-07\-01 to 1985\-12\-01.
- [1984 CHEVROLET CHEVETTE](/makes/chevrolet/chevette/1984/recalls.md). Built 1982\-07\-01 to 1985\-12\-01.
- [1985 CHEVROLET CHEVETTE](/makes/chevrolet/chevette/1985/recalls.md). Built 1982\-07\-01 to 1985\-12\-01.
- [1986 CHEVROLET CHEVETTE](/makes/chevrolet/chevette/1986/recalls.md). Built 1982\-07\-01 to 1985\-12\-01.
- [1983 PONTIAC T1000](/makes/pontiac/t1000/1983/recalls.md). Built 1982\-07\-01 to 1985\-12\-01.
- [1984 PONTIAC T1000](/makes/pontiac/t1000/1984/recalls.md). Built 1982\-07\-01 to 1985\-12\-01.
- [1985 PONTIAC T1000](/makes/pontiac/t1000/1985/recalls.md). Built 1982\-07\-01 to 1985\-12\-01.
- [1986 PONTIAC T1000](/makes/pontiac/t1000/1986/recalls.md). Built 1982\-07\-01 to 1985\-12\-01.

## Investigated as PE88023

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- PE88023: Preliminary evaluation, opened 1988\-02\-05, closed 1988\-04\-08. SHIFTER FAILURE. POWER TRAIN.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/88V050000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/88V050000/investigations)

## 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/88V050000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/88V050000)

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