B7: STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

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NHTSA Campaign Number:	98V237000
Vehicle/Equipment Make:	GMC
Vehicle/Equipment Model:	B7
Model Year:	1998
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Manufacturer Component Description:	STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
Manufacturers Involved in Recall:	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturered:	19960601 - 19980430
Type of Report:	V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire)
Potential Number of Units Affected:	3969
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer:	19981021
Recall Initiated By:	19981021
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall:	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Report Received Date:	19980929
Record Creation Date:	19980929
Regulation Part Number:
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Defect Summary:	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.
Consequence Summary:	THIS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF STEERING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Corrective Summary:	DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING SHAFT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT.

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