GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1972-05-25.
Recall campaignNHTSA 72V135000
Steering: linkages
Component
Steering: linkages
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
41,711
Reported to NHTSA
1972-05-25
Owners notified
1972-05-24
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
OLDSMOBILE CAMPAIGN NO 72-C-1.BUICK CAMPAIGN NO 72-C-1.POSSIBILITY THATIMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED STEERING PITMAN ARM WAS INSTALLED IN PRODUCTION, COULDPRODUCE LOOSE FIT WHEN ASSEMBLED TO STEERING RELAY ROD, CAUSING EVENTUALSEPARATION FROM PITMAN ARM AND CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND INSTALLING PROPER PITMAN ARM.)
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