NHTSA campaign 95V221000
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 95V-221: Power Train — Automatic Transmission
NHTSA recall 95V221000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on November 16, 1995, with 83,400 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Roadmaster, Cadillac Fleetwood and Chevrolet Caprice for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on December 13, 1995, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 95V221000 (also written 95V-221 or 95V221)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 83,400 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 114
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 95V221000. 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.
Buick
Buick Roadmaster
- 1995 · Vehicles built November 1, 1994 – August 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Cadillac
Cadillac Fleetwood
- 1995 · Vehicles built November 1, 1994 – August 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Caprice
- 1995 · Vehicles built November 1, 1994 – August 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 95V221000.
Defect description
THESE VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH AN IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL LINKAGE. THIS DOES NOT MEET WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 114, "THEFT PROTECTION."
Safety consequence
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO SHIFT FROM THE "PARK" POSITION WITH THE IGNITION KEY REMOVED INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM THE UNINTENDED MOVEMENT OF A PARKED VEHICLE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL ADJUST THE SHIFT CONTROL LINKAGE SYSTEM.
Notes
SYSTEM: POWERTRAIN; AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; AUTOMATIC; LEVER AND LINKAGE; COLUMN, FMVSS NO. 114.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:PASSENGER VEHICLES.NOTE: 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 CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006; CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020; OR BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 95V221000
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.