| NHTSA Record Id: 15695 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: CHEVROLET |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007587000202852000000041 |
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| Model Name: CAPRICE |
Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V018000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1994 |
End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 1995 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 102403 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 22 1996 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC |
Report Received Date: Jan, 30 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Feb, 01 1996 |
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| Defect Summary : Defective lower control arm ball joint attachment nuts were not properly torqued and can loosen. |
Consequence Summary: The lower control arm ball joint can loosen, fatigue, and separate from the front suspension knuckle resulting in a loss of vehicle control. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect both front lower control arm ball joint attachment nuts for proper torque. if the ball joint has loosened, both the ball joint and the knuckle will be replaced. |
Recall Notes: System: suspension; independent front control arm; lower; ball joint. vehicle description: police vehicles, taxi cabs, hearse and limousine. note: 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 contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020; buick at 1-800-521-7300; or cadillac at 1-800-458-8006. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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