General Motors Corp.: Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 24, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3,404. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THERE MAY BE FATIGUE FRACTURES OF THE TIE ROD THROUGH THE DAMPER STUD MOUNTING HOLE.
The risk
TIE ROD FRACTURES RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL ANDTHE POSSIBILITY OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
REPLACE THE EXISTING TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, DAMPER, AND DAMPER BRACKET WITH NEWLY DESIGNED PARTS.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Chevrolet C30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 GMC C35 | 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 92V039000.
Full record for the 1991 Chevrolet C30 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →