Recall campaign · NHTSA 72V290000

Suspension: front: control arm: upper arm

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1972-11-24.

Recall campaignNHTSA 72V290000

Suspension: front: control arm: upper arm

Component
Suspension: front: control arm: upper arm
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
330
Reported to NHTSA
1972-11-24

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

POSSIBILITY THAT LEFT FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM ATTACHING NUT WAS IMPROPERLYTORQUED.CONDITION COULD RESULT IN NUT BECOMING LOOSE ALLOWING BOLT TO WORKAND EVENTUALLY BREAK, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.(CORRECT BY INSPECTINGAND TORQUING PROPERLY WHERE NECESSARY.)

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
Chevrolet Nova1973
OLDSMOBILE Omega1973
Pontiac Ventura1973

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.