GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1967-03-29.
Recall campaignNHTSA 67V033000
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
Component
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
19,510
Reported to NHTSA
1967-03-29
Owners notified
1967-03-28
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
POSSIBILITY THAT STEERING SHAFT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED.THIS COULD CAUSE A BINDING CONDI- TION WHICH, WHILE NOT NOTICEABLE TO THE DRIVER, MAY SUBJECT THE STEERING SHAFT TO ABNORMAL STRESSES.UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THESE STRESSES MAY CAUSE THE SHAFT TO BREAK WITH RESULTANT LOSS OF STEERING.(REPLACE THE SUBJECT SHAFTS WITH IMPROVED DESIGN WHICH WILL ELIMINATE THIS POSSIBILITY.)
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.