Recall campaign · NHTSA 67V070000

Steering: steering wheel/handle bar

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1967-08-29.

Recall campaignNHTSA 67V070000

Steering: steering wheel/handle bar

Component
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
3,440
Reported to NHTSA
1967-08-29
Owners notified
1967-08-24

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

POSSIBILITY THAT THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT FLEXIBLE COUPLING MAY HAVE REDUCED FLEXIBILITY DUE TO INSUFFI- CIENT TOLERANCE IN ASSEMBLY.NORMAL DIFFERENCES IN MOVEMENT BETWEEN VEHICLE CAB AND CHASSIS COMPONENTS COULD FORCE THE COUPLING UPWARD AND CAUSE THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT SPLINES TO BECOME DISENGAGED FROM MATCHING SPLINES ON THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT FLANGE, WITH RESULTANT LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.(INSPECT AND REPLACE COUPLING WITH ADJUSTABLE SPLINE TYPE AS REQUIRED.)

Scope of coverage

6 model years across 6 models.

ModelYears on record
Chevrolet HG701966
Chevrolet HM701966
GMC HG55001966
GMC HG75001966
GMC HM55001966
GMC HM75001966

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.