| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
91V214000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
BUICK |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
REGAL |
| Model Year: |
1992 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19911001 - 19911101 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
10141 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19911129 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19911129 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19911206 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19911216 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE REVERSE SERVO APPLY PIN MAY BIND IN THE CASE WHICH COULD CAUSE REVERSE BAND DISTRESS (LOSS OR SLIPPING OF REVERSE), REVERSE BAND DRAG IN DRIVE RANGE (POOR PERFORMANCE -- POOR POWER), OR THE TRANSMISSION TO REMAIN IN REVERSE WHILE THE SHIFT INDICATOR SHOWS NEUTRAL GEAR POSITION. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF THE TRANSMISSION REMAINS IN REVERSE WHILE THE SHIFTINDICATOR SHOWS NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE MAY UNEXPECTEDLY MOVE REARWARD AND RESULTIN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE THE TRANSAXLE WHERE REQUIRED. |