NHTSA campaign 01V200000 · Manufacturer campaign 01048

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 01V-200: GM/UPPER CONTROL ARM

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 01V200000 (Manufacturer campaign 01048) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on June 28, 2001, with 48,600 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Blazer, GMC Jimmy and Oldsmobile Bravada for model years 1996–1997. Owners were notified on September 4, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 01V200000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 01V200000 (also written 01V-200 or 01V200)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number: 01048
Report received: June 28, 2001
Potentially affected: 48,600 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension — Front — Control Arm — Upper Ball Joint
Owners notified: September 4, 2001

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V200000. 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 Blazer
- 1996 · Vehicles built November 1, 1995 – June 30, 1996 (per NHTSA)
- 1997 · Vehicles built October 1, 1996 – October 31, 1996 (per NHTSA)

All Chevrolet recalls

GMC

GMC Jimmy
- 1996 · Vehicles built November 1, 1995 – June 30, 1996 (per NHTSA)
- 1997 · Vehicles built October 1, 1996 – October 31, 1996 (per NHTSA)

All GMC recalls

Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile Bravada
- 1996 · Vehicles built November 1, 1995 – June 30, 1996 (per NHTSA)
- 1997 · Vehicles built October 1, 1996 – October 31, 1996 (per NHTSA)

All Oldsmobile recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V200000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, AND WISCONSIN, AND IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. FAILURE OF AN UPPER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY COULD OCCUR DUE TO CORROSION.

Safety consequence

THIS CAN RESULT IN IMPAIRED STEERING OR STEERING LOSS, OR A PARTIAL OR COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 4, 2001. 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, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.

Notes

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 01V200000

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.