NHTSA recall 91V189001
Power train › Automatic transmission
Mazda Navajo
Reported Nov 4, 199133,540 vehicles affectedMAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INCBuilt Aug 1, 1989 – Aug 1, 1991
The defect
When the automatic transmission shift lever IS placed in the park position, the park pawl does not always abut or engage the park gear.
The risk
Driver may believe the vehicle IS safely engaged in parkwhen the gear IS not truly engaged. This can lead to the vehicle jumping out ofgear unintentionally, vehicle rollaway when parked on a sloped surface, andinadvertent motion when the vehicle IS started. All of these conditions canresult in a vehicle accident.
The remedy
Repair the transmission with a new park pawl.