NHTSA campaign 00V054000 · Manufacturer campaign 00008
Chevrolet and GMC Recall 00V-054: GM/STEERING CONTROL
NHTSA recall 00V054000 (Manufacturer campaign 00008) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on February 28, 2000, with 1,462 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Silverado 3500 and GMC Sierra 3500 for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on March 28, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V054000 (also written 00V-054 or 00V054)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 00008
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,462 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Linkages — Drag — Link — Connection
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V054000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Silverado 3500
- 2000 · Vehicles built August 1, 1999 – September 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Sierra 3500
- 2000 · Vehicles built August 1, 1999 – September 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V054000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CHASSIS CABS. THE TAPERED HOLE IN THE DRAG LINK END THAT ATTACHES TO THE PITMAN ARM TAPERED BALL STUD MAY BE MACHINED TOO DEEP CAUSING THE HOLE TO BE OVERSIZED. A DRAG LINK WITH AN OVERSIZED HOLE MAY NOT "SEAT" THE PITMAN ARM TAPERED BALL WHEN ASSEMBLED. THIS COULD CAUSE HIGHER THAN NORMAL FRICTION BETWEEN COMPONENTS DURING OPERATION, AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN JOINT SEPARATION OR A BROKEN BALL STUD.
Safety consequence
IF THE JOINT SEPARATED OR THE BALL STUD BRAKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING, STEERING CONTROL WOULD BE LOST.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING LINKAGE ASSEMBLY AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE DRAG LINK AND THE PITMAN ARM.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 00008.OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 27, 2000. 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 CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V054000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.