General Motors Corp.: Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 8, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 9,673. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS ASSEMBLED WITH LOOSE OR MISSING UPPER AND LOWER PINCH BOLTS WHICH MAY CAUSE SEPARATION OF THE SHAFT.
The risk
SEPARATION OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT RESULTS IN TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL PROPERLY TORQUE LOOSE PINCH BOLTS AND INSTALL PINCH BOLTS WHERE NECESSARY.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Chevrolet B7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Chevrolet C6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Chevrolet C7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Chevrolet Kodiak | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Chevrolet P6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 GMC B7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 GMC C6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 GMC C7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 GMC P6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 GMC Topkick | 1 | 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 94V028000.
Full record for the 1993 Chevrolet B7 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →