Vehicle recall 90V103000 · June 1, 1990
Chevrolet P6T042 and GMC P6T042
Improper drilling of hole tapers in the steering arm and pitman arm may cause inadequate seating of the drag link ball stud on either the pitman arm or the steering arm and tie…
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- Summary
- Improper drilling of hole tapers in the steering arm and pitman arm may cause inadequate seating of the drag link ball stud on either the pitman arm or the steering arm and tie rod end on the steering attachments.
- Remedy
- Replace defective components with new assemblies and torque to proper specifications.
- Notes
- System: steering; pitman arm hole tapers.vehicle description: medium-duty trucks.consequence of defects: nut that attaches studs to the drag link or pitman armand the tie rod could work loose and fall off, causing the assemblies toseparate. This results in loss of steeing control and the possibility of avehicle crash without prior warning.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 90V103000
- Reported to NHTSA
- June 1, 1990
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Owner notification
- June 4, 1990
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 74
- 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.
- Chevrolet P6T042 (1988-1990): 1990, 1989, 1988
- GMC P6T042 (1988-1989): 1989, 1988
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