Vehicle recall 69V046000 · April 14, 1969

Pontiac Firebird and Tempest

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

Notes: Possibility that if driver puts full weight on steering wheel when getting inand out of vehicle it could, over a period of time, break away one or more ofthe three steering wheel spokes from the hub.if these spokes break and pullloose from retaining interlock ring it would result in loss of steeringcontrol.(correct by replacing steering wheel with an improved model.)

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 69V046000
Reported to NHTSA: April 14, 1969
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Owner notification: April 7, 1969
Vehicles potentially affected: 12,164
Initiated by: NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
Components: Steering › Steering wheel/handle bar

Recall 69V046000 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.

Pontiac Firebird (1968): 1968
Pontiac Tempest (1968): 1968

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