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NHTSA recall 98V242000

Steering › Gear box (other than rack and pinion)

Chevrolet Silverado and 1 more

Reported Oct 6, 19988,367 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Built Apr 1, 1998 – Aug 31, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: extended cab 4-wheel drive pickup trucks. some of these vehicles have a lower than specified torque on all three of the steering gear to frame attachment bolts. the bolts can loosen over time allowing the steering gear to move. this loosening can result in some unresponsive steering feel and some noise to the driver.

The risk

If this condition IS ignored, the steering gear to frame can wear and/or fatigue the attaching bolts to the point of breakage or the bolts backing out. if all the bolts break or back out, the steering gear would separate from the frame resulting in a loss of steering control.

The remedy

Dealers will retorque the steering gear to frame bolts to proper specifications.

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Vehicles in this recall

Chevrolet Silverado
1999
GMC Sierra
1999

Notes

Owner notification began during october 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).