General Motors Corp.: Steering › Gear Box › Shaft Sector
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 8, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 144,598. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT LOOSENS AT THE STEERING SHAFT TO STEERING GEAR COUPLING. WITH THIS LOOSENESS, THE YOKE PINCH BOLT CAN WEAR ON THE SPLINES OF THE SHAFT UNTIL THERE IS NO LONGER AN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE SPLINES AND THE BOLT.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE BODY TO CHASSIS MOVEMENT ALLOWING THE STEERING SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR WHICH CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL RETORQUE THE UPPER AND LOWER BOLTS TO CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Chevrolet S10 | 911 | 8 | 13 | 178 |
| 1994 Chevrolet S10 | 967 | 8 | 7 | 122 |
| 1993 Chevrolet S10 | 233 | 6 | 11 | 36 |
| 1992 Chevrolet S10 | 180 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
| 1991 Chevrolet S10 | 174 | 9 | 10 | 17 |
| 1990 Chevrolet S10 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
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 96V195000.
Full record for the 1995 Chevrolet S10 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →