NHTSA recall 91V002000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 91V002000 |
| Manufacturer | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| Reported | 1991-10-02 |
| Owners notified | 1991-01-25 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Units potentially affected | 250 |
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
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.
The remedy
PROPERLY SEAT GEAR SELECTOR ARM BALL IN THE SELECTOR CABLE SOCKET AND SECURE BY A LOCK RING INSIDE THE SOCKET.
Notes
SYSTEM: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR LINKAGE.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.
| 1991 SAAB 9000 | Built 1990-09-01 to 1990-10-01. |
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