General Motors Corp.: Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 14, 1990 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 237. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
NUTS USED TO ATTACH LOWER CONTROL ARMS, REAR SPRING AND SHACKLE, AND REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS DO NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS AND COULD "STRIP".
The risk
STRIPPING OF THE NUTS IN THE REAR SUSPENSION COULD REDUCECLAMP LOAD ON LOWER CONTROL ARM, WHICH COULD ALLOW THE ARM TO DETACH, RESULTINGIN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT NUTS AS WELL AS REAR SPRING AND SHACKLE, AND REAR SHOCK ABSORBER NUTS.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Chevrolet S10 | 174 | 9 | 10 | 17 |
| 1991 Chevrolet T10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 GMC S15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 GMC T15 | 0 | 2 | 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 90V193000.
Full record for the 1991 Chevrolet S10 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →