| NHTSA Record Id: 11802 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: GMC |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008570000078096000000040 |
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| Model Name: JIMMY |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V053000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 98006 |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jan, 31 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 72 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 22 1998 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC |
Report Received Date: Mar, 09 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 19 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicle equipped with 4-wheel drive or all-wheel-drive. one or both of the attaching nuts for the right-hand lower control arm are under torqued. this can allow the attachment bolt to loosen and subsequent break resulting in separation of the lower control arm from the frame. |
Consequence Summary: This condition can result in a loss of vehicle control. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect and retighten the right-hand lower control arm nuts to the proper torque specification. |
Recall Notes: Gm recall no. 98006.owner/dealer notification began january 22, 1998.these vehicles were in-transit or very recently delivered to dealerships.customers receiving these vehicles before january 22, 1998, were contacted by the selling dealer to return their vehicle for the service procedure.owners who were not contacted by their dealer within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1022, oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537, 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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