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NHTSA recall 97V138000

Steering › Gear box (other than rack and pinion)

Saturn SL

Reported Aug 29, 199714,580 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Built Dec 1, 1995 – Jun 30, 1996

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with manual steering. the pinion bearing cage in the steering gear can separate under high steering system load conditions, such as parking lot or similar low speed maneuvers.

The risk

This could result in the pinion gear disengaging from the rack causing a loss of steering control.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the manual steering gear assembly.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Saturn SL
19961997

Notes

Owner notification began august 29, 1997.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact saturn at 1-800-833-6000.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.