NHTSA Campaign 01V140001
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 01V140001 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 01V140001 with NHTSA on April 10, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V140001, NHTSA lists up to 6,386 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 1999 and July 31, 1999.
The 01V140001 report reached NHTSA 20 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V140001 were scheduled from April 24, 2001, 14 days after the report.
01V140001 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V140001 ranks 160 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 01V140001, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 20 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 01V140001 was 00V085000, reported on March 16, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AXLE ASSEMBLIES WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH TRW MODEL 20EDL BALL SOCKETS. THE TIE ROD BALL-SOCKET BEARINGS HAVE A BELOW SPECIFICATION CASE DEPTH AND/OR HARDNESS WHICH CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE WEAR OUT OF THE SOCKET IN SOME APPLICATIONS.
- The risk
- IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE DRIVER CAN LOSE STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BALL SOCKET ASSEMBLIES. 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 1-800-1020 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.
Reported April 10, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V140001 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V140001, 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 10, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted