General Motors Corp.: Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 2, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3,047. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE STEERING COLUMN UPPER INTERMEDIATE-SHAFT NUT MAY NOT BE TORQUED TO PROPER SPECIFICATIONS. THE NUT COULD LOOSEN AND DETACH ALLOWING THE THROUGH-BOLT THAT SECURES THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE-SHAFT TO THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT JOINT TO FALL OUT.
The risk
THIS LOOSE ENGAGEMENT CAN PROVIDE NOTICEABLE NOISE AND ABNORMAL STEERING FEELING TO THE DRIVER AND, IF LEFT UNATTENDED, THE STEERING SHAFTS CAN SEPARATE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL TORQUE THE SUSPECT FASTENERS TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATIONS.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Chevrolet C10 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 1995 Chevrolet C20 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 Chevrolet C30 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 GMC C15 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 GMC C25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 GMC C35 | 0 | 8 | 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 96V004000.
Full record for the 1995 Chevrolet C10 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →