NHTSA Campaign 01V044009
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 01V044009 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: linkages: tie rod assembly. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 01V044009 with NHTSA on April 17, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V044009, NHTSA lists up to 6,386 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 1999 and October 31, 1999.
The 01V044009 report reached NHTSA 18 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V044009 were scheduled from April 24, 2001, 7 days after the report.
01V044009 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V044009 ranks 160 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 01V044009, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 20 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 01V044009 was 01V140001, reported on April 10, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS AND SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH TIE ROD ASSEMBLIES CONTAINING 24-DL MODEL BALL SOCKETS AND MANUFACTURED BY TRW. CERTAIN OF THE TIE ROD BALL-SOCKET BEARINGS HAVE A BELOW-SPECIFICATION CASE DEPTH AND/OR HARDNESS, WHICH CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE WEAR OF THE SOCKET.
- The risk
- IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE DRIVER CAN LOSE PARTIAL CONTROL OF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE BALL SOCKETS AND/OR DRAG LINKS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 24, 2001. 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 CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 01030.
Reported April 17, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V044009 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V044009, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: April 17, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted