Recall Detail

GMC / P6T042 / 1989

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 23977 Vehicale/Equipment Name: GMC
Recalled Component Id: 000005911000057347000000015 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: P6T042 Model Year: 1989
NHTSA Campaign Number: 90V103000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Start date of Manufacturing: Dec, 01 1987 End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1989
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 74
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 04 1990 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC Report Received Date: Jun, 01 1990
Record Creation date : Jun, 14 1990 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Improper drilling of hole tapers in the steering arm and pitman arm may cause inadequate seating of the drag link ball stud on either the pitman arm or the steering arm and tie rod end on the steering attachments. Consequence Summary:
Corrective Summary : Replace defective components with new assemblies and torque to proper specifications. Recall Notes: System: steering; pitman arm hole tapers.vehicle description: medium-duty trucks.consequence of defects: nut that attaches studs to the drag link or pitman armand the tie rod could work loose and fall off, causing the assemblies toseparate. this results in loss of steeing control and the possibility of avehicle crash without prior warning.
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