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Geo Metro 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 98052 · NHTSA communication 615110 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Product recall campaign for vehicles exhibiting a condition whereby the automatic transaxle shift lever appears to be in park, but can easily be moved from the park position without the use of the key, transaxle lever detent button, or depressing the brake.*tt

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.