General Motors Corp.: Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 12, 1990 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 41. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
NUT ATTACHING STEERING WHEEL MAY HAVE BEEN INSUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED AND A NUT RETAINER MAY BE MISSING.
The risk
STEERING WHEEL COULD DISENGAGE FROM COLUMN WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REINSTALL STEERING WHEEL NUT AND RETAINER AND RE-TORQUE NUT.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Chevrolet S100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Chevrolet T100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 GMC S100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 GMC T100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 90V030000.
Full record for the 1990 Chevrolet S100 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →