General Motors Corp.: Suspension › Rear
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 15, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 27,083. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. ONE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM BOLTS CAN FATIGUE AND BREAK.
The risk
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL CAN OCCUR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM FASTENERS.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier | 540 | 13 | 25 | 70 |
| 1997 Pontiac Sunfire | 190 | 9 | 8 | 29 |
| 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier | 503 | 13 | 10 | 58 |
| 1996 Pontiac Sunfire | 201 | 10 | 11 | 30 |
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 98V319000.
Full record for the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →