| NHTSA Record Id: 602 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: CHEVROLET |
| Recalled Component Id: 000015336000202806000000008 |
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| Model Name: CAVALIER |
Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V286000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 02049 |
| Component Name: STEERING:RACK AND PINION |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1996 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 31 1996 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1159156 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 24 2003 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC |
Report Received Date: Nov, 04 2002 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 06 2002 |
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| Defect Summary : Certain passenger vehicles and mini vans have lower pinion bearings in the power rack and pinion assembly in which the retainer tabs were not crimped properly. these and some other retainers used in vehicles assembled between january 1, 1996 and october 31, 1997, could fail and permit the ball bearings to escape. |
Consequence Summary: If this occurs, the pinion shaft can be forced upward during left turns and back down as the steering wheel is moved back and to the right. if the pinion shaft moves further, the driver will need to exert more effort to turn the steering wheel, similar to a vehicle without power assisted steering. if the pinion shaft moves even further, the driver will require much higher effort to turn left and may not be able to turn the wheel as much as intended. with the maximum pinion shaft movement, which requires internal gear component damage, the driver can encounter high resistance to turning left, followed by unintended power assist to the right. in any of these conditions, a crash could occur. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a new lower pinion bearing unless inspect of the existing bearing indicates that replacement of the gear assembly is necessary. owner notification began january 24, 2003. 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, pontiac at 1-800-762-2737, or oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537. |
Recall Notes: Gm recall no. 02049.also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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