Recall campaign · NHTSA 68V021000
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1968-03-13.
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
POSSIBILITY THAT THE STEERING SHAFT LOWER BEARING ON REGULAR SIZE CHEVROLET EQUIPPED WITH STANDARD STEERING CAN EVENTUALLY FAIL WHEN OPERATED UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS.A FAILURE OF THE LOWER BEARING BY ITSELF DOES NOT RELATE TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.HOWEVER IN TAXICAB OR POLICE SERVICE WHICH INVOLVES BOTH HIGH MILEAGE AND AN UNUSUALLY HIGH NUMBER OF TURNS PER MILE CONTINUED VEHICLE OPERATION COULD RESULT IN SCORING OR GROOVING OF THE STEERING SHAFT WITH EVENTUAL SHAFT BREAKAGE AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.(CORRECT BY INSPECTION OF BEARING AND SHAFT.REPLACE BEARING IF FOUND NECESSARY.)
2 model years across 2 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.