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NHTSA campaign 02V067000 · Manufacturer campaign 02009

Buick and Cadillac Recall 02V-067: GM/STEERING GEAR BOLTS

NHTSA recall 02V067000 (Manufacturer campaign 02009) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on March 6, 2002, with 249 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Lesabre, Cadillac Deville and Cadillac Seville for the 2002 model year. Owners were notified on April 5, 2002, 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 02V067000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
02V067000 (also written 02V-067 or 02V067)
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number
02009
Report received
Potentially affected
249 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Steering — Gear Box (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V067000. 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.

Buick

  • Buick Lesabre

    • 2002 · Vehicles built December 10, 2001 – December 11, 2001 (per NHTSA)
All Buick recalls

Cadillac

  • Cadillac Deville

    • 2002 · Vehicles built December 10, 2001 – December 11, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Cadillac Seville

    • 2002 · Vehicles built December 10, 2001 – December 11, 2001 (per NHTSA)
All Cadillac recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V067000.

Defect description

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH MISSING OR UNDER-TORQUED STEERING GEAR ATTACHMENT BOLTS. IF A BOLT IS MISSING, THE DRIVER MAY NOTICE UNEVEN STEERING RESPONSE OR UNUSUAL NOISES DURING TURNS.

Safety consequence

IF THE LEFT BOLT IS MISSING AND THE RIGHT MOUNTING STRAP FAILS, STEERING CONTROL IS LOST AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULD RESULT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR PRESENCE AND PROPER TORQUE OF BOTH STEERING GEAR BOLTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 5, 2002. 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 BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300 OR CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN 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 02V067000

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.