NHTSA Campaign 99V301000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 99V301000 covers 5 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 99V301000 with NHTSA on October 29, 1999; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 99V301000, NHTSA lists up to 1,284 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 1999 and October 25, 1999.
Owner notification letters for 99V301000 were scheduled from November 16, 1999, 18 days after the report.
99V301000 covers 5 models from Buick and Cadillac, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 99V301000 covers have filed at least 55 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 99V301000 vehicles, the 2000 Buick LeSabre has the most (47).
By potentially affected vehicles, 99V301000 ranks 201 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 99V301000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 20 other recalls on the steering on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE INNER TIE ROD NUTS ARE LOOSE AND CAN RESULT IN SEPARATION OF A TIE ROD.
- The risk
- SEPARATION OF A TIE ROD CAN CAUSE UNEXPECTED STEERING INPUT INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL CHECK AND ADJUST THE VEHICLE TOE-IN AND TIGHTEN THE INNER TIE ROD NUTS TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 16, 1999. 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 BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300 OR CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006.
Reported October 29, 1999
Vehicles covered by 99V301000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 99V301000, 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: October 29, 1999. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted