Defect and Vehicles Involved, Owner Notification, Campaign Responsibility and Parts Information
DEFECT INVOLVEDGeneral Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1987 Chevrolet Caprice, Monte Carlo and El Camino models equipped with the 200-4R transmission. These vehicles may have a manual valve link in the transmission which was improperly formed. This condition could lead to the link separating, resulting in a gear selection different from what the driver selects with the shift lever and what appears on the shift indicator. Also, the car could be started when the transmission is in gear. Thus when selecting a gear or starting the vehicle, it is possible for the vehicle to unexpectedly move in an unanticipated direction. Such unexpected movement could result in an accident without prior warning.
DEFECT INVOLVED (CONT'D)
To prevent the possibility of this condition occurring on vehicles involved, dealers are to replace the manual valve link.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 1987 Chevrolet Caprice, Monte Carlo and El Camino models equipped with 200-4R transmission within the following vehicle identification number breakpoints:
MODEL PLANT FROM THROUGH
El Camino Ramos Arizpe HS912010 HS913396
Caprice Clark St. H9160665 H9168855
Lakewood HA100759 HA157024
Monte Carlo Pontiac HP146598 HP152932
Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number Computer Listings. Computer listings contain the complete Vehicle Identification Number, owner name and address data, and are furnished to the involved dealers with the campaign bulletin. Owner name and address data furnished will enable dealers to follow-up with owners involved in this campaign.
These listings may contain owner names and addresses obtained from State Motor Vehicle Registration Records. The use of such motor vehicle registration data for any other purpose is a violation of law in several states. Accordingly, you are urged to limit the use of this listing to the follow-up necessary to complete this campaign. Any dealer not receiving a computer listing with the campaign bulletin has no involved vehicles currently assigned.
OWNER NOTIFICATION
Owners will be notified of this campaign on their vehicles by Chevrolet Motor Division (see copy of Owner Letter included with this bulletin).
DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY
Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this campaign at no charge to owners, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership, from this time forward.
Whenever a vehicle subject to this campaign is taken into new or used vehicle inventory, or it is in your dealership for service in the future, you should take the steps necessary to be sure the campaign correction has been made before reselling or releasing the vehicle.
DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY (CONT'D)
Owners of vehicles recently sold from your new vehicle inventory are to be contacted by the dealer, and arrangements made to make the required correction according to instructions contained in this bulletin.
PARTS INFORMATION
Parts required to complete this campaign are to be obtained from General Motors Service Parts Operations (GMSPO). To ensure these parts will be obtained as soon as possible, they should be ordered on a C.I.O. with no special instruction code, but on advise code (2).
PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QUANTITY/VEHICLE
8634326 Manual Valve Link 1
8657387 Transmission Oil Pan Gasket 1
1051855 Dexron II Transmission Fluid 7.0 pints
or Equivalent