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NHTSA recall 96V003000

Power train › Automatic transmission › Gear position indication (prndl)

Pontiac Sunfire

Reported Jan 2, 199628,068 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Built Jul 1, 1994 – Jun 1, 1995

The defect

The instrument panel cluster trim plate/bezel can sag and cover the light emitting diode portion (lighted pointed above panel) of the transaxle shift indicator display. This does not comply with fmvss no. 101, "control location, identification, and illumination."

The risk

Consequence of non-compliance: the driver of the vehicle would not be able to see the actual position of the transaxle gear selector resulting in a driver either inadvertently leaving a parked or idling vehicle in drive, reverse, or neutral rather than park, or selecting an incorrect transaxle shift position while driving the vehicle.

The remedy

Dealers are to install a new instrument panel cluster trim plate/bezel assembly which IS not subject to this condition.

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Vehicles in this recall

Pontiac Sunfire
1995

Notes

System: powertrain; transmission; automatic; indicator; fmvss no. 101.Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmission.note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time, should contact pontiac at 1-800-762-2737. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.