Vehicle recall 68V021000 · March 13, 1968

Chevrolet Police and Taxi

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Notes: Possibility that the steering shaft lower bearing on regular size Chevrolet equipped with standard steering can eventually fail when operated under extreme conditions.a failure of the lower bearing by itself does not relate to motor vehicle safety.however in taxicab or police service which involves both high mileage and an unusually high number of turns per mile continued vehicle operation could result in scoring or grooving of the steering shaft with eventual shaft breakage and loss of steering control.(correct by inspection of bearing and shaft.replace bearing if found necessary.)

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 68V021000
Reported to NHTSA: March 13, 1968
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Owner notification: March 11, 1968
Vehicles potentially affected: 5,000
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Steering › Gear box (other than rack and pinion)

Recall 68V021000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Chevrolet Police (1967): 1967
Chevrolet Taxi (1967): 1967

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