GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1976-12-30.
Recall campaignNHTSA 76V209000
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Component
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
1,252
Reported to NHTSA
1976-12-30
Owners notified
1976-12-23
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
GENERAL MOTOR CAMPAIGN NO N/A.TRUCK-SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS WITH MANUAL STEERING.POSSIBILITY THAT THE STEERING GEARBOX MAY BE ATTACHED TO FRAME WITH INCORRECTOR LOOSE FASTENERS.SHOULD ONE OR MORE OF THESE FASTENERS LOOSEN, THEPOTENTIAL EXISTS FO R DETACHMENT OF STEERING GEAR FROM FRAME WITH RESULTINGLOSS O F STEERING CONTROL.SHOULD THIS HAPPEN, VEHICLE CRASH COULD O CCURWITHOUT WARNING.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING AL L FASTENERS WITHIMPROVED TYPE).
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.