NHTSA Campaign 02V326000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 02V326000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: linkages: tie rod assembly. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 02V326000 with NHTSA on December 2, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V326000, NHTSA lists up to 18,648 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2002 and October 31, 2002.
The 02V326000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V326000 were scheduled from November 27, 2002.
02V326000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V326000 ranks 124 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 02V326000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 20 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 02V326000 was 02V067000, reported on March 6, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VANS, THE RIGHT-HAND TIE ROD END NUT MAY NOT BE TIGHTENED ADEQUATELY. THE NUT CAN LOOSEN RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE TIE ROD FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE.
- The risk
- SEPARATION OF A TIE ROD CAN CAUSE UNEXPECTED VEHICLE STEERING IN SOME MANEUVERS AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE TIE ROD END NUT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE TIE ROD END. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 27, 2002. 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
- CGM RECALL NO. 02058.
Reported December 2, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V326000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V326000, 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: December 2, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted