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NHTSA recall 99V320000

Power train › Automatic transmission

Chevrolet B7 and 5 more

Reported Nov 15, 1999391 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Maker’s number 99040Built Jan 1, 1999 – Jan 31, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: medium duty conventional cab trucks and school bus chassis equipped with an automatic transmission, have transmission shift cable end rods that have not been crimped to the proper specification. over time, the shift cable could be pulled out of the rod end causing the driver to lose the ability to manually change transmission gears.

The risk

With this condition, the vehicle may move in a direction not anticipated by the driver, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will install a new shift cable.

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Vehicles in this recall

Chevrolet B7
1999
Chevrolet C6500
1999
Chevrolet C7500
1999
GMC B7
1999
GMC C6500
1999
GMC C7500
1999

Notes

Gm recall no. 99040.Owner notification began november 30, 1999. 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 chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC at 1-800-462-8782. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).