General Motors Corp.: Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 8, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 5,152. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE POWER STEERING GEAR INLET HOSE ON THESE VEHICLES CAN FRACTURE, CAUSING POWER STEERING FLUID TO SPRAY FROM HOSE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
The risk
THE POWER STEERING FLUID IS FLAMMABLE AND COULD CAUSEAN UNDERHOOD FIRE IF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
The remedy
REPLACE THE POWER STEERING GEAR INLET HOSE WITH AN IMPROVED DESIGN.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Chevrolet Corvette | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1992 Chevrolet Corvette | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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 92V160000.
Full record for the 1993 Chevrolet Corvette → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →