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Standard Ignition NS-5 Neutral Safety Switch
Reliable Neutral Safety Switch for Select GM Vehicles
The Standard Ignition NS-5 Neutral Safety Switch is designed to provide dependable electrical performance for a range of Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac models. Engineered with durable aluminum and plastic materials, this black switch features a male connector and blade terminals to ensure secure connections.
- Color: Black finish for corrosion resistance
- Connector Gender: Male with one connector
- Terminal Type: Four male blade terminals
- Durable aluminum and plastic construction
- Compatible with multiple GM makes and models
Product Details and Specifications
The NS-5 Neutral Safety Switch from Standard Ignition is built to meet OEM specifications for electrical switches in the ignition system. Its black housing combines aluminum and plastic for strength and longevity, while the male connector and four blade terminals provide reliable electrical contact. This switch is designed to fit a variety of GM vehicles including Chevrolet models like the Bel Air, Caprice, and Impala, as well as Buick, Cadillac, GMC, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac vehicles such as the Bonneville, DeVille, and Grand Prix. The single male connector simplifies installation and ensures a secure fit within the vehicle’s wiring harness.
Compatible Vehicles and Applications
- Buick: LeSabre, Skylark, Riviera
- Cadillac: DeVille, Eldorado
- Chevrolet: Bel Air, Caprice, Impala, Corvette, El Camino, Malibu, C10 Suburban, C20 Suburban
- GMC: Jimmy, K10 Suburban, K20 Suburban
- Oldsmobile: Cutlass, Delta 88, Starfire
- Pontiac: Bonneville, Grand Prix, GTO, LeMans, Parisienne, Tempest, Catalina, Firebird, Acadian
Common Issues Addressed by the NS-5 Neutral Safety Switch
- Prevents engine from starting in gear, enhancing safety
- Eliminates intermittent starting problems related to faulty switch contacts
- Resolves electrical connection failures due to worn terminals
- Restores proper signal transmission to the starter circuit
- Helps avoid no-start conditions caused by defective neutral safety switches
Installation Notes and Tips
- Ensure vehicle is in park or neutral before installation
- Disconnect the battery to prevent electrical shorts
- Verify connector orientation matches the male connector on the switch
- Inspect wiring harness and terminals for corrosion or damage prior to installation
- Test switch operation after installation to confirm proper function
Quality Assurance and Warranty Information
Standard Ignition manufactures the NS-5 Neutral Safety Switch to meet strict quality standards, ensuring reliable performance and durability. The switch undergoes rigorous testing to comply with OEM specifications. This part is backed by Standard Ignition’s limited warranty, covering defects in materials and workmanship under normal use conditions.
| Brand | Standard Ignition |
| Part Number | NS-5 |
| Color | Black |
| Connector Gender | Male |
| Finish | Aluminum, Plastic |
| Terminal Gender | Male |
| Terminal Type | Blade |
This part fits 189 vehicles. Search below:
| Year | Make | Model | Liters | Cylinders | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Chevrolet | Blazer | 4.1L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1972 | Chevrolet | Blazer | 4.8L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1972 | Chevrolet | Blazer | 5.0L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1972 | Chevrolet | Blazer | 5.7L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1972 | Chevrolet | K10 Suburban | 5.7L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1972 | Chevrolet | K10 Suburban | 5.0L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1972 | Chevrolet | K10 Suburban | 4.1L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1972 | Chevrolet | K10 Suburban | 6.6L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1972 | Chevrolet | K20 Suburban | 4.1L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1972 | Chevrolet | K20 Suburban | 6.6L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1972 | Chevrolet | K20 Suburban | 4.8L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1972 | Chevrolet | K20 Suburban | 5.0L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1972 | Chevrolet | K20 Suburban | 5.7L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1972 | GMC | G15/G1500 Van | 5.0L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1972 | GMC | G15/G1500 Van | 5.7L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1972 | GMC | G15/G1500 Van | 4.1L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1972 | GMC | G25/G2500 Van | 4.1L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1972 | GMC | G25/G2500 Van | 5.7L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1972 | GMC | G25/G2500 Van | 5.0L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1972 | GMC | G35/G3500 Van | 5.0L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1972 | GMC | G35/G3500 Van | 4.1L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1972 | GMC | G35/G3500 Van | 5.7L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1972 | GMC | Jimmy | N/A | |||
| 1971 | Chevrolet | Blazer | 4.8L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1971 | Chevrolet | Blazer | 4.1L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1971 | Chevrolet | Blazer | 5.0L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1971 | Chevrolet | Blazer | 5.7L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1971 | Chevrolet | K10 Suburban | 6.6L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1971 | Chevrolet | K10 Suburban | 4.1L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1971 | Chevrolet | K10 Suburban | 5.7L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1971 | Chevrolet | K10 Suburban | 5.0L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1971 | Chevrolet | K20 Suburban | 4.1L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1971 | Chevrolet | K20 Suburban | 5.7L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1971 | Chevrolet | K20 Suburban | 5.0L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1971 | Chevrolet | K20 Suburban | 6.6L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1971 | Chevrolet | K20 Suburban | 4.8L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1971 | GMC | Jimmy | N/A | |||
| 1970 | Chevrolet | Blazer | N/A | |||
| 1970 | Chevrolet | C10 Suburban | N/A | |||
| 1970 | Chevrolet | C20 Suburban | N/A | |||
| 1970 | Chevrolet | K10 Suburban | N/A | |||
| 1970 | Chevrolet | K20 Suburban | N/A | |||
| 1970 | GMC | Jimmy | N/A | |||
| 1968 | Chevrolet | El Camino | N/A | |||
| 1967 | GMC | G15/G1500 Van | N/A | |||
| 1967 | GMC | G25/G2500 Van | N/A | |||
| 1966 | Buick | LeSabre | N/A | |||
| 1966 | Buick | Riviera | N/A | |||
| 1966 | Buick | Skylark | N/A | |||
| 1966 | Cadillac | DeVille | N/A | |||
| 1966 | Chevrolet | Bel Air | N/A | |||
| 1966 | Chevrolet | Caprice | N/A | |||
| 1966 | Chevrolet | Caprice | 7.0L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1966 | Chevrolet | Caprice | 4.6L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1966 | Chevrolet | Caprice | 5.3L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1966 | Chevrolet | Caprice | 6.5L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1966 | Chevrolet | Corvette | N/A | |||
| 1966 | Chevrolet | El Camino | 3.8L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1966 | Chevrolet | Impala | N/A | |||
| 1966 | Chevrolet | Malibu | N/A | |||
| 1966 | GMC | G1000 Series | 3.2L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1966 | GMC | G1000 Series | 3.8L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1966 | GMC | G1000 Series | N/A | |||
| 1966 | Oldsmobile | 98 | 7.0L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1966 | Oldsmobile | Cutlass | 5.4L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1966 | Oldsmobile | Cutlass | 6.6L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1966 | Oldsmobile | Delta 88 | 7.0L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1966 | Oldsmobile | Starfire | 7.0L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1966 | Oldsmobile | Toronado | N/A | |||
| 1966 | Pontiac | Acadian | N/A | |||
| 1966 | Pontiac | Bonneville | N/A | |||
| 1966 | Pontiac | Catalina | N/A | |||
| 1966 | Pontiac | Grand Prix | N/A | |||
| 1966 | Pontiac | GTO | N/A | |||
| 1966 | Pontiac | Laurentian | N/A | |||
| 1966 | Pontiac | LeMans | N/A | |||
| 1966 | Pontiac | Parisienne | N/A | |||
| 1966 | Pontiac | Tempest | N/A | |||
| 1965 | Buick | LeSabre | N/A | |||
| 1965 | Buick | Riviera | N/A | |||
| 1965 | Buick | Skylark | N/A | |||
| 1965 | Chevrolet | Bel Air | N/A | |||
| 1965 | Chevrolet | Corvette | N/A | |||
| 1965 | Chevrolet | El Camino | N/A | |||
| 1965 | Chevrolet | Impala | N/A | |||
| 1965 | Chevrolet | Malibu | N/A | |||
| 1965 | GMC | G1000 Series | 3.8L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1965 | GMC | G1000 Series | N/A | |||
| 1965 | Oldsmobile | 98 | 7.0L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1965 | Oldsmobile | Cutlass | 5.4L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1965 | Oldsmobile | Cutlass | 6.6L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1965 | Oldsmobile | Delta 88 | 7.0L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1965 | Oldsmobile | Starfire | 7.0L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1965 | Pontiac | Acadian | N/A | |||
| 1965 | Pontiac | Bonneville | N/A | |||
| 1965 | Pontiac | Catalina | N/A | |||
| 1965 | Pontiac | Grand Prix | N/A | |||
| 1965 | Pontiac | GTO | N/A | |||
| 1965 | Pontiac | Laurentian | N/A | |||
| 1965 | Pontiac | LeMans | N/A | |||
| 1965 | Pontiac | Parisienne | N/A | |||
| 1965 | Pontiac | Tempest | N/A | |||
| 1964 | Buick | LeSabre | N/A | |||
| 1964 | Buick | Riviera | N/A | |||
| 1964 | Buick | Skylark | N/A | |||
| 1964 | Chevrolet | Bel Air | N/A | |||
| 1964 | Chevrolet | Bel Air | 3.8L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Chevrolet | Bel Air | 6.7L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Chevrolet | Bel Air | 4.6L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Chevrolet | Bel Air | 5.3L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Chevrolet | Corvette | N/A | |||
| 1964 | Chevrolet | El Camino | 3.2L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Chevrolet | El Camino | 3.8L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Chevrolet | El Camino | 4.6L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Chevrolet | El Camino | 5.3L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Chevrolet | Impala | N/A | |||
| 1964 | Chevrolet | Malibu | N/A | |||
| 1964 | GMC | G1000 Series | 2.5L | L4 | N/A | |
| 1964 | GMC | G1000 Series | 3.8L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1964 | GMC | G1000 Series | N/A | |||
| 1964 | Oldsmobile | 98 | 6.5L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Oldsmobile | Cutlass | N/A | |||
| 1964 | Oldsmobile | Starfire | N/A | |||
| 1964 | Pontiac | Acadian | N/A | |||
| 1964 | Pontiac | Bonneville | 6.4L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Pontiac | Bonneville | 6.9L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Pontiac | Catalina | 6.4L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Pontiac | Catalina | 6.9L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Pontiac | Grand Prix | 6.4L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Pontiac | Grand Prix | 6.9L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Pontiac | GTO | 6.4L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Pontiac | Laurentian | N/A | |||
| 1964 | Pontiac | LeMans | 3.5L | L6 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Pontiac | LeMans | 5.3L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Pontiac | Parisienne | N/A | |||
| 1964 | Pontiac | Tempest | N/A | |||
| 1963 | Chevrolet | Bel Air | N/A | |||
| 1963 | Chevrolet | Corvette | N/A | |||
| 1963 | Chevrolet | Impala | N/A | |||
| 1963 | Pontiac | Acadian | N/A | |||
| 1963 | Pontiac | Bonneville | 6.4L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1963 | Pontiac | Bonneville | 6.9L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1963 | Pontiac | Catalina | 6.4L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1963 | Pontiac | Catalina | 6.9L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1963 | Pontiac | Grand Prix | 6.4L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1963 | Pontiac | Grand Prix | 6.9L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1963 | Pontiac | Laurentian | N/A | |||
| 1963 | Pontiac | LeMans | 5.3L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1963 | Pontiac | Parisienne | N/A | |||
| 1962 | Chevrolet | Bel Air | N/A | |||
| 1962 | Chevrolet | Corvette | N/A | |||
| 1962 | Chevrolet | Impala | N/A | |||
| 1962 | Pontiac | Acadian | N/A | |||
| 1962 | Pontiac | Bonneville | 6.4L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1962 | Pontiac | Catalina | 6.4L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1962 | Pontiac | Grand Prix | 6.4L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1962 | Pontiac | Laurentian | N/A | |||
| 1962 | Pontiac | Parisienne | N/A | |||
| 1961 | Chevrolet | Bel Air | N/A | |||
| 1961 | Chevrolet | Corvette | N/A | |||
| 1961 | Chevrolet | Impala | N/A | |||
| 1961 | Pontiac | Bonneville | 6.4L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1961 | Pontiac | Catalina | 6.4L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1961 | Pontiac | Laurentian | N/A | |||
| 1961 | Pontiac | Parisienne | N/A | |||
| 1960 | Chevrolet | Bel Air | N/A | |||
| 1960 | Chevrolet | Corvette | N/A | |||
| 1960 | Chevrolet | El Camino | N/A | |||
| 1960 | Chevrolet | Impala | N/A | |||
| 1960 | Pontiac | Bonneville | 6.4L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1960 | Pontiac | Catalina | 6.4L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1960 | Pontiac | Laurentian | N/A | |||
| 1960 | Pontiac | Parisienne | N/A | |||
| 1959 | Chevrolet | Bel Air | N/A | |||
| 1959 | Chevrolet | Corvette | N/A | |||
| 1959 | Chevrolet | El Camino | N/A | |||
| 1959 | Chevrolet | Impala | N/A | |||
| 1959 | Pontiac | Bonneville | 6.4L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1959 | Pontiac | Catalina | 6.4L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1959 | Pontiac | Laurentian | N/A | |||
| 1959 | Pontiac | Parisienne | N/A | |||
| 1958 | Chevrolet | Bel Air | N/A | |||
| 1958 | Chevrolet | Corvette | N/A | |||
| 1958 | Chevrolet | Impala | N/A | |||
| 1958 | Pontiac | Bonneville | 6.1L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1958 | Pontiac | Catalina | 6.1L | V8 | N/A | |
| 1958 | Pontiac | Laurentian | N/A | |||
| 1957 | Chevrolet | Bel Air | N/A | |||
| 1957 | Chevrolet | Corvette | N/A |
* Always verify fitment with your vehicle's VIN if unsure. Submodel & trim restrictions may apply.
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