SUNBIRD: STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR

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NHTSA Campaign Number:	78V019000
Vehicle/Equipment Make:	PONTIAC
Vehicle/Equipment Model:	SUNBIRD
Model Year:	1978
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Manufacturer Component Description:	STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR
Manufacturers Involved in Recall:	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturered:	19771101 - 19771201
Type of Report:	V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire)
Potential Number of Units Affected:	22268
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer:	19780123
Recall Initiated By:	19780123
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall:	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Report Received Date:	19780124
Record Creation Date:	19791012
Regulation Part Number:
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Defect Summary:	THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT COUPLING ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN MACHINED OVERSIZED IN THE SERRATION AREA WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS WOULD PREVENT THE COUPLING FROM PROPERLY TIGHTENING ON THE SHAFT WHEN THE CLAMP AND PINCH BOLT WERE INSTALLED.
Consequence Summary:
Corrective Summary:	DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SHAFT COUPLING, IF NECESSARY, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

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