Vehicle recall 99V320000 · November 15, 1999
Chevrolet B7, GMC B7 and 4 more models
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…
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- Summary
- 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.
- Consequence
- With this condition, the vehicle may move in a direction not anticipated by the driver, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a new shift cable.
- 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).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V320000
- Reported to NHTSA
- November 15, 1999
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 99040
- Owner notification
- November 30, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 391
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Chevrolet B7 (1999): 1999
- Chevrolet C6500 (1999): 1999
- Chevrolet C7500 (1999): 1999
- GMC B7 (1999): 1999
- GMC C6500 (1999): 1999
- GMC C7500 (1999): 1999
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