General Motors Corp.: Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › U-bolt, Leaf Spring to Axle
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 7, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 16,918. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE FOUR U-BOLTS NUTS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE REAR AXLE WERE UNDER-TORQUED.
The risk
VEHICLE USAGE COULD CAUSE THE NUTS TO LOOSEN AND EVENTUALLY FALL OFF THE U-BOLT. THIS COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL CHECK THE U-BOLT NUT TORQUE AND RE-TORQUE ANY LOOSE U-BOLTS TO SPECIFICATION.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Chevrolet C10 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 Chevrolet C20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Chevrolet C30 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 Chevrolet K10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 Chevrolet K20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 Chevrolet K30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 GMC C15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 GMC C25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 GMC C35 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 GMC K15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 GMC K25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 GMC K35 | 0 | 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 96V082000.
Full record for the 1996 Chevrolet C10 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →