Recall campaign · NHTSA 68V020000
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1968-03-12.
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
POSSIBILITY THAT THE POWER STEERING BOOSTER BALL STUD HOUSING COULD BE UNDERSIZED.AN UNDERSIZED HOUSING WOULD HAVE REDUCED STRENGTH WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FATIGUE CRACK IN THE AREA OF THE BALL STUD WHICH WILL REFLECT IN 'FREE PLAY' OF THE STEERING WHEEL.IF A CRACK IN THE HOUSING IS ALLOWED TO PROGRESS FAR ENOUGH THE BALL STUD COULD WORK LOOSE FROM THE HOUSING AND RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.(CORRECT BY REPLACING UNDERSIZED HOUSING.)
2 model years across 1 models.
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.