Roadmaster V8-350 5.7L VIN P MFI (1995)
Shift Indicator: Recalls
Recall - A/T Shift Control Linkage Adjustment
BUICK
No. 95-C-61
Issued: 12-01-95
SUBJECT:
SAFETY NON-COMPLIANCE CAMPAIGN STEERING COLUMN TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL ADJUSTMENT
MODELS AFFECTED:
CERTAIN 1995 ROADMASTERS
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended, provides that each vehicle which is subject to a recall campaign of this type must be
adequately repaired within a reasonable time after the customer has tendered it for repair. A failure to repair within sixty (60) days after tender of a
vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time.
If the condition is not adequately repaired within a reasonable time, the customer may be entitled to an identical or reasonable equivalent vehicle at no
charge or to a refund of the purchase price less a reasonable allowance for depreciation.
To avoid having to provide these burdensome solutions, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each customer and to
repair their vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the attached copy of the letter that is being sent to customers, the customers are being
instructed to contact the Buick Customer Relations Center if their dealer does not remedy the condition within (5) days of the mutually agreed upon
service date. If the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, they are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
DEFECT INVOLVED
General Motors has decided that certain 1995 Buick Roadmaster model vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, (FMVSS)
114, "Theft Protection". Some of these vehicle may have been produced with an improperly adjusted transmission shift control linkage. As a result, it
may be possible to shift from the "park" position with the ignition key removed. This condition may increase the risk of accidents resulting from
unauthorized use or from the unintended movement of parked vehicles.
To prevent the possibility of this condition from occurring, and in order to comply with FMVSS 114, dealers are to perform adjustment to the shift
control linkage system.
