Vehicle recall 87V168000 · October 26, 1987
GMC Caballero, Chevrolet Caprice and 8 more models
Manual valve link in the transmission may have been improperly formed.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Manual valve link in the transmission may have been improperly formed.
- Consequence
- The valve link could separate resulting in a gearselection different from what the driver selects. Also, car could be startedwith transmission in gear allowing vehicle to move in an unanticipateddirection.
- Remedy
- Replace the manual valve detent lever link.
- Notes
- System: transmissionvehicle description: passenger cars and wagons with 200 4R transmissions.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 87V168000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 26, 1987
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Owner notification
- November 25, 1987
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 11,936
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Power train › Automatic transmission › Lever and linkage › Column shift
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Buick Estate (1987): 1987
- Buick Regal (1987): 1987
- Cadillac Fleetwood (1987): 1987
- Chevrolet Caprice (1987): 1987
- Chevrolet El Camino (1987): 1987
- Chevrolet Monte Carlo (1987): 1987
- GMC Caballero (1987): 1987
- Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser (1987): 1987
- Oldsmobile Cutlass (1987): 1987
- Pontiac Parisienne (1987): 1987
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