General Motors Corp.: Suspension › Rear
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 31, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 154,214. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM CAN CRACK AT THE REAR STABILIZER BAR ATTACHMENT.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN BE AGGRAVATED BY THE SEVERE DUTY CYCLE OF THESE VEHICLES AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO FRACTURE COMPLETELY CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND REAR STABILIZER BAR ATTACHMENTS.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Chevrolet Caprice | 65 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 Chevrolet Caprice | 88 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| 1994 Chevrolet Caprice | 146 | 10 | 8 | 13 |
| 1993 Chevrolet Caprice | 61 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| 1992 Chevrolet Caprice | 89 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
| 1991 Chevrolet Caprice | 131 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
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 96V020000.
Full record for the 1996 Chevrolet Caprice → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →