THE DEFECT INVOLVES AN INCORRECTLY DESIGNED SHIFT FORK. THE SHIFT FORK WAS DESIGNED TO ACTIVATE A SWITCH WHICH WOULD ILLUMINATE A LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE POWER TAKE-OFF IS SHIFTED INTO GEAR. DUE TO THE INCORRECT SHIFT FORK, THE DASHBOARD LIGHT FLASHES MOMENTARILY, THEN GOES OFF.
THE MANUFACTURER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE POWER TAKE-OFF UNITS WITH AIR SHIFT ASSEMBLIES WHICH CONTAIN THE PROPER ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
VEHICLE CATEGORY: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES AND TRUCKS.SYSTEM: POWER TRAIN; CHELSEA; POWER TAKE OFFS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THERE IS A RISK OF INJURY TO PERSONS IN OR OUT OF THEVEHICLE IF THE OPERATOR BELIEVES THE POWER TAKE-OFF IS DISENGAGED WHEN IT ISACTUALLY IN GEAR.NOTE: THE DRIVER WILL RECEIVE A PRIOR WARNING THAT THE SHIFT INDICATING LIGHTIS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY SINCE THE LIGHT FLASHES MOMENTARILY WHILE THE POWERTAKE-OFF IS BEING ENGAGED BUT WILL NOT BE LIT WHEN THE POWER TAKE-OFF ISOPERATING THE AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT. THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE OPERATED AS IF THEINDICATOR WERE NOT PRESENT AND THE INDICATOR SYSTEM SHOULD BE REMOVED AS SOONAS POSSIBLE.