| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
86V157000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
GMC |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
GENERAL |
| Model Year: |
1985 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19840701 - 19860701 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
4779 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19870619 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19870619 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19861125 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19861201 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
A CLAMP PINCH BOLT SECURING THE UPPER STEERING SHAFT TO THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT MAY LOOSEN. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SHAFTS COULD SEPARATE RESULTING IN LOSS OF TRUCK CONTROL WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE THE CLAMP ASSEMBLY AND UPPER STEERING SHAFT. |