NHTSA campaign 00V372000 · Manufacturer campaign 00091
Oldsmobile and Pontiac Recall 00V-372: GM/FMVSS 114/SHIFT INHIBITOR
NHTSA recall 00V372000 (Manufacturer campaign 00091) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on November 13, 2000, with 216 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Oldsmobile Alero and Pontiac Grand Am for model years 2000–2001. Owners were notified on December 21, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V372000 (also written 00V-372 or 00V372)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 00091
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 216 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Manual Transmission
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 114
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V372000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Oldsmobile
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All Pontiac recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V372000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSAXLES (RPO M86) FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 114, "THEFT PROTECTION." WHEN A DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT FROM 5TH GEAR TO REVERSE, A SHIFT INHIBITOR CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO BE MECHANICALLY IN 4TH GEAR EVEN THOUGH THE SHIFT LEVER INDICATES REVERSE GEAR.
Safety consequence
IN THIS SITUATION, THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS IN A FORWARD GEAR, WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED BY THE STANDARD.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL DISABLE THE 5TH/REVERSE INHIBITOR BY REMOVING A RETAINING PIN AND REPLACE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 21, 2000.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 OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V372000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.