{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1989040","date":"1989-03-23","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Powertrain","summary":"ON VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL ROD MAY SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN LOWER SHIFT LEVER. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE SHIFT INDICATOR MAY NOT REFLECT THE GEAR THE TRANSMISSION IS IN AND THE DRIVER COULD BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS IN A FORWARD GEAR WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY IN REVERSE AND VICE-VERSA. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENGINE COULD BE STARTED WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN GEAR. EITHER OF THESE CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.\nCORRECTION: A NEW TRANSMISSION LINKAGE RETAINER WILL BE INSTALLED ON INVOLVED VEHICLES.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"9A11/89012","part_number":null,"units":16,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Groupe motopropulseur","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"Sur les véhicules à transmission automatique,  la tringle de commande de la transmission  peut se détacher du levier du sélecteur  de la colonne de direction. Lorsque cela  se produit, l'indicateur du sélecteur  peut ne pas indiquer le rapport dans  lequel est engagée la transmission  et le conducteur peut croire qu'elle est engagée dans un rapport de marche avant alors qu'elle est en fait en marche arrière et vice-versa. De plus, on risque de mettre le moteur en marche alors que la transmission est engagée. N'importe laquelle de ces conditions peut causer un accident non prévisible."},"vehicles":[{"year":1989,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"ASTRO","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1989,"make":"GMC","model":"SAFARI","vehicle_id":"1989_gmc_safari","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1989040"}