GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1972-02-18.
Recall campaignNHTSA 72V045000
Steering: linkages
Component
Steering: linkages
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
56
Reported to NHTSA
1972-02-18
Owners notified
1972-02-04
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
GMC CAMPAIGN NO 72-C-4.POSSIBILITY THAT UNDERSIZED PINCH BOLT WAS INSTALLEDIN LOWER YOKE WHICH CONNECTS UPPER AND LOWER STEERING SHAFTS POSSIBLY ALLOWINGLOSS OF CLAMP LOAD.IF LOOSE CLAMP BOLT CONDITION EXISTS, BOLT COULD FALL OUTAND ALLOW UPPER UNIVERSAL JOINT ANDLOWER STEERING SHAFT TO BECOME DISCONNECTEDRESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACINGWITHNEW BOLT WHERE NECESSARY.)
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