# Transport Canada recall 1988044

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1988044
- Manufacturer's number: 8A07/88062
- Reported: 1988\-03\-24
- Component: Powertrain
- Notification type: Safety TC
- Units potentially affected: 85959

## What is wrong

ON VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE SHIFT LEVER BUTTON \(DETENT\) MECHANISM CAN, OVER TIME, WEAR TO THE POINT THAT THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFT LEVER NO LONGER NEEDS TO BE DEPRESSED TO SHIFT FROM "DRIVE" TO "REVERSE". A LEVER WITH THIS CONDITION COULD BE INADVERTENTLY BUMPED OR MOVED FROM "DRIVE" TO "REVERSE" BY THE DRIVER OR THE PASSENGER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

CORRECTION: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED LEVER.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1983 CHEVROLET CHEVETTE](/makes/chevrolet/chevette/1983/recalls.md)
- [1984 CHEVROLET CHEVETTE](/makes/chevrolet/chevette/1984/recalls.md)
- [1985 CHEVROLET CHEVETTE](/makes/chevrolet/chevette/1985/recalls.md)
- [1986 CHEVROLET CHEVETTE](/makes/chevrolet/chevette/1986/recalls.md)
- [1983 PONTIAC ACADIAN](/makes/pontiac/acadian/1983/recalls.md)
- [1984 PONTIAC ACADIAN](/makes/pontiac/acadian/1984/recalls.md)
- [1985 PONTIAC ACADIAN](/makes/pontiac/acadian/1985/recalls.md)
- [1986 PONTIAC ACADIAN](/makes/pontiac/acadian/1986/recalls.md)

## 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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JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1988044](/v1/recalls/tc/1988044)

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