| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Record Id: 10577 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: CHEVROLET |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008829000074212000000005 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: B7 | Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V237000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1996 | End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 30 1998 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 3969 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 21 1998 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC | Report Received Date: Sep, 29 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 29 1998 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: school buses equipped with power steering. some of these vehicles were assembled with an incorrect intermediate steering shaft. the overlap in the slip joint is insufficient allowing the steering shaft to separate. | Consequence Summary: This could lead to loss of steering, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the steering shaft and, if necessary, replace the intermediate steering shaft. | Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin october 21, 1998. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contactchevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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