Vehicle recall 74V226000 · November 21, 1974

Chevrolet CE65, GMC CE6500 and 10 more models

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Notes: Chevrolet campaign no 74-C-19.POSSIBILITY when the allison mt-650TRANSMISSION is matched with either the 366 or 427 cid V-8 engines, the 1,3 TO1,0 governor drive-to-driven gear ration can create excessive governor rpm whenoperated in top gear at or near maximum rated engine speed rpm of 4000.THEEXCESSIVE governor speed can result in a governor driven gear failure.afailure of this type can cause a down shift of the transmission withoutwarning.if this occurs, transmission and engine speed would increase greatlyand may result in one of these components breaking.(correct by inspecting andinstalling new transmission rear housing assembly and governor with 1.0 to 1.0 drive-to-driven ratio.)

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 74V226000
Reported to NHTSA: November 21, 1974
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Owner notification: November 27, 1974
Vehicles potentially affected: 811
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Power train › Automatic transmission › Park/neutral start interlock switch

Recall 74V226000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Chevrolet CE65 (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
Chevrolet HE70 (1974): 1974
Chevrolet JE70 (1974): 1974
Chevrolet JE80 (1974): 1974
Chevrolet ME65 (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
Chevrolet TE65 (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
GMC CE6500 (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
GMC HE7500 (1974): 1974
GMC JE7500 (1974): 1974
GMC JE8500 (1974): 1974
GMC ME6500 (1973-1974): 1974, 1973
GMC TE6500 (1973-1974): 1974, 1973

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