General Motors Corp.: Steering › Linkages
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 26, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 8,340. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE STEERING LINKAGE ASSEMBY CONTAINS A RELAY ROD TAPERED-STUD ATTACHMENT NUT THAT WAS NOT TORQUED TO PROPER SPECIFICATIONS.
The risk
THE TAPERED STUD CAN LOOSEN AND THE DRIVER WOULD NOTICE A LAG IN THE RESPONSIVENESS TO STEERING WHEEL INPUTS. EVENTUALLY THE RELAY ROD STUD CAN FRACTURE RESULTING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE EXISTING CRIMPED NUT AND INSTALL A NEW NUT TORQUED TO SPECIFICATIONS.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Chevrolet G10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Chevrolet G20 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 Chevrolet G30 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 GMC G25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 GMC G35 | 1 | 4 | 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 96V187000.
Full record for the 1996 Chevrolet G10 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →