Vehicle recall 89V152000 · September 13, 1989
White GMC WCL, WCM and 5 more models
Steering arm may experience fatigue failure in undercut area of the arm.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Steering arm may experience fatigue failure in undercut area of the arm.
- Consequence
- This could result in loss of steering control and anaccident.
- Remedy
- Replace suspect steering arms.
- Notes
- System:steering arms.vehicle description:heavy-duty trucks 33,000 lbs. GVWR and greater.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 89V152000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 13, 1989
- Filed by
- VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP
- Owner notification
- September 26, 1989
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 410
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Steering › Linkages
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- White GMC WCL (1986-1987): 1987, 1986
- White GMC WCM (1986-1987): 1987, 1986
- White GMC WCS (1986-1987): 1987, 1986
- White GMC WHL (1986-1987): 1987, 1986
- White GMC WHM (1986-1987): 1987, 1986
- White GMC WIL (1986-1987): 1987, 1986
- White GMC WIM (1986-1987): 1987, 1986
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