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NHTSA recall 98V237000

Steering › Gear box (other than rack and pinion)

Chevrolet B7 and 1 more

Reported Sep 29, 19983,969 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Built Jun 1, 1996 – Apr 30, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: school buses equipped with power steering. some of these vehicles were assembled with an incorrect intermediate steering shaft. The overlap in the slip joint IS insufficient allowing the steering shaft to separate.

The risk

This could lead to loss of steering, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect the steering shaft and, if necessary, replace the intermediate steering shaft.

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Vehicles in this recall

Chevrolet B7
19971998
GMC B7
19971998

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin october 21, 1998. 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 contactchevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC at 1-800-462-8782. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).