General Motors Corp.: Power Train › Automatic Transmission
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 21, 1991 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 10,642. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
A MISADJUSTED TRANSMISSION CABLE CAN ALLOW THE ENGINE TO BE STARTED WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS IN A FORWARD OR REVERSE DRIVE GEAR.
The risk
THE VEHICLE CAN BE STARTED AND THEN MOVE IN AN UNEXPECTEDDIRECTION, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE ALSOFAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 102.
The remedy
RESET THE TRANSMISSION CABLE ROUTING TO A REVISED PATHWAY.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Chevrolet G100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Chevrolet G200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Chevrolet G300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 GMC G10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 GMC G20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 GMC G30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 91V183000.
Full record for the 1992 Chevrolet G100 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →