Recall Detail

CHEVROLET / C70 / 1985

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 29528 Vehicale/Equipment Name: CHEVROLET
Recalled Component Id: 000004774000002095000000018 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: C70 Model Year: 1985
NHTSA Campaign Number: 86V081000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1981 End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 1984
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 499
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 21 1986 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC Report Received Date: Jun, 23 1986
Record Creation date : Jul, 01 1986 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Steering control arm can be overstressed with heavy steering input causing it to crack and it could eventually break completely. consequence of defect: if the steering control arm breaks, complete loss of steering ability and truck control would occur without warning which could result in an accident. Consequence Summary:
Corrective Summary : Install new steering arm and other steering system hardware which will prevent overstressing input conditions from occurring. Recall Notes: System: steering control arm. vehicle description: medium duty conventional trucks equipped with 9,000 or 12,000 lb. front driving steering axle and an 8.2 liter engine.
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