Recall campaign · NHTSA 68V015000

Steering: steering wheel/handle bar

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1968-02-27.

Recall campaignNHTSA 68V015000

Steering: steering wheel/handle bar

Component
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
331
Reported to NHTSA
1968-02-27
Owners notified
1968-02-22

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

POSSIBILITY THE BOLT WHICH CLAMPS THE UPPER UNIVERSAL JOINT YOKE TO THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED AND MAY HAVE BEEN THE WRONG TYPE AND COULD LOOSEN.A LOOSE CLAMP BOLT COULD FALL OUT AND ALLOW THE UPPERUNIVERSAL JOINT AND LOWER STEERING SHAFT TO BECOME DISCONNECTED, RE- SULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.(CORRECT BY REPLACING THE UPPER UNIVERSAL JOINT YOKE CLAMP BOLT.)

Scope of coverage

6 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
GMC C95001968 1967 1966
GMC M95001968 1967 1966

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.