| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 16011 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: CHEVROLET |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007949000072596000000015 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: G20 | Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V187000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES | Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1996 | End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 30 1996 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 8340 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 09 1996 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC | Report Received Date: Sep, 26 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 01 1996 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : The steering linkage assemby contains a relay rod tapered-stud attachment nut that was not torqued to proper specifications. | Consequence Summary: The tapered stud can loosen and the driver would notice a lag in the responsiveness to steering wheel inputs. eventually the relay rod stud can fracture resulting loss of steering control. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove the existing crimped nut and install a new nut torqued to specifications. | Recall Notes: Owner notification:owner notification began during september 1996. 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 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1800-424-9393. |
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