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NHTSA campaign 98V131000

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 98V-131: GM/FMVSS 102

NHTSA recall 98V131000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on June 11, 1998, with 38,540 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Venture, Oldsmobile Silhouette and Pontiac Trans Sport for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on June 26, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 98V131000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
98V131000 (also written 98V-131 or 98V131)
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Report received
Potentially affected
38,540 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Automatic Transmission
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 102

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V131000. 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.

Chevrolet

  • Chevrolet Venture

    • 1998 · Vehicles built December 1, 1997 – April 30, 1998 (per NHTSA)
All Chevrolet recalls

Oldsmobile

  • Oldsmobile Silhouette

    • 1998 · Vehicles built December 1, 1997 – April 30, 1998 (per NHTSA)
All Oldsmobile recalls

Pontiac

  • Pontiac Trans Sport

    • 1998 · Vehicles built December 1, 1997 – April 30, 1998 (per NHTSA)
All Pontiac recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V131000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE (1) A BROKEN SHIFT CABLE FITTING OR (2) LOOSE SHIFT LINKAGE. CONSEQUENTLY, MOVING THE SHIFT LEVER TO A 'PARK' POSITION MAY NOT SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION TO 'PARK'.

Safety consequence

THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT, AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE RANGE SELECTOR CABLE.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 26, 1998. 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, 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 98V131000

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.