Reaction cable differential interlock system and off-road vehicle including same

A reaction cable differential interlock system for selectively moving a differential lock collar of a differential gear assembly between a locked state and an unlocked state, the reaction cable differential interlock system comprising:

• a lock lever movably mounted on the differential gear assembly and connected to the differential lock collar, the lock lever being movable between a locked position configured to place the differential lock collar in the locked stated and an unlocked position configured to place the differential lock collar in the unlocked stated;
• a mode select lever movable between a locked mode position and an unlocked mode position;
• a shift lever movable between a park position and a plurality of drive mode positions;
• a linkage mechanism coupled to the mode select lever and the shift lever;
• and
• a single cable connecting the linkage mechanism to the lock lever.

A reaction cable differential interlock system, comprising:

• a shift lever movable between a plurality of transmission mode positions;
• a mode select lever movable between a plurality of differential mode positions;
• a linkage mechanism coupled to the shift lever and the mode select lever;
• a lock lever movable between a locked position and an unlocked position;
• a cable extending from the linkage mechanism to the differential lock lever, and configured to transmit motion of both the shift lever and mode select lever to the differential lock lever, wherein
• the linkage mechanism is connected to the cable at two different locations on the cable.