Defect, Dealer Action, Vehicles Involved, Campaign Responsibility and Material Information

DEFECT

General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in some 1987 Regals and LeSabre/Electra Estate Wagons 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.

DEALER ACTION

To prevent the possibility of this condition occurring on vehicles involved, dealers are to replace the manual valve link. Refer to the Technical Procedure of this bulletin.
VEHICLES INVOLVED

Certain 1987 Regals and LeSabre/Electra Estate Wagons built within the following vehicle identification number breakpoints:

Models Through &
Affected Plant From Including

Regal Pontiac HP444378 HP450102

LeSabre/ Electra Estate Wagon Lakewood HA400091 HA400465

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 your 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.

Owners of vehicles recently sold from your new vehicle inventory are to be contacted by the dealer, and arrangements made to make the required modification according to instructions contained in this bulletin.

DEALER MATERIAL

If your dealership has vehicles involved in this campaign, you will receive the following items:

^ List of all vehicles involved in this campaign shipped to your dealership.

^ One (1) Campaign Identification Label per vehicle involved.

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 will enable dealers to follow-up with the owners involved in this campaign.

These computer 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.