| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 26240 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: CHEVROLET |
| Recalled Component Id: 000004863000002095000000011 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: C70 | Model Year: 1985 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 86V170000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1985 | End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1986 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 9038 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 20 1987 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC | Report Received Date: Dec, 22 1986 |
| Record Creation date : Dec, 30 1986 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : The power steering assist cylinder mounting bracket bolts may loosen due to paint on the bolt threads and the mounting bracket mating surface. consequence of defect: this may result in looseness and erratic steering during full turns. with continued operation power cylinder could detach from the frame rail resulting in restricted steering, severing of front brake hose and loss of front axle braking. with either condition, a vehicle crash could result. | Consequence Summary: |
| Corrective Summary : Remove paint from mating surfaces of bracket and frame rail; replace power steering assist cylinder mounting bolts. | Recall Notes: System: power steering. vehicle description: medium duty trucks equipped with power steering and 12,000 lbs. front axles. |
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