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Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Lever And Linkage — Column Shift

Summary
On the involved vehicles, the park actuation support plates are defective due to their susceptibility to cracking due to improper heat treatment during manufacture. As a result, fragments from a broken plate can become lodged in the transmission parking pawl mechanism. This could prevent the transmission parking pawl from engaging when the selector lever is placed in the "park" position, or prevent the pawl from being disengaged from the park gear.
Actions
The dealer will replace the park actuation cam support plates, free of charge, on all affected vehicles.

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Date Announced
OCT 25, 1977
Vehicles Affected
19,000
NHTSA Campaign #
77V185000
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