# NHTSA recall 91V131000

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: 91V131000
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Reported: 1991\-08\-05
- Owners notified: 1991\-08\-05
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Units potentially affected: 1570

## What is wrong

TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE MAY DISENGAGE FROM SHIFT CONTROL CABLE BRACKET, CAUSING LOSS OF GEAR INDICATOR REFERENCE, AND SHIFT SELECTOR OPERATION.


## What can happen

THE DISENGAGED CABLE COULD FALSELY INDICATE TRANSMISSIONGEAR POSITION, AND THE VEHICLE MIGHT BE LEFT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE WHEN THE DRIVERMOVED THE GEAR SELECTOR TO PARK OR THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. A VEHICLE LEFT ON ANINCLINE WITHOUT PARKING BRAKES WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR IS PLACED IN PARK COULDMOVE. EITHER CASE RESULTS IN UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNINGAND COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.


## The remedy

INSTALL A TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIP ON THE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE BRACKET ON TOP OF TRANSAXLE.


## Notes

SYSTEM: TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS WITH CONSOLE SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1992 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE](/makes/pontiac/bonneville/1992/recalls.md). Built 1991\-05\-01 to 1991\-07\-01.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [577106A](/bulletins/50571.md), 1997-05-27, Service bulletin
- [438314](/bulletins/45811.md), 1996-04-25, Service bulletin
- [577106](/bulletins/39308.md), 1995-11-01, Service bulletin

## 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)

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