Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
- Component
- Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 41
- Reported to NHTSA
- 1990-02-12
- Owners notified
- 1990-03-09
Defect description
NUT ATTACHING STEERING WHEEL MAY HAVE BEEN INSUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED AND A NUT RETAINER MAY BE MISSING.
Safety risk
STEERING WHEEL COULD DISENGAGE FROM COLUMN WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REINSTALL STEERING WHEEL NUT AND RETAINER AND RE-TORQUE NUT.