NHTSA campaign 02V326000 · Manufacturer campaign 02058
Chevrolet and GMC Recall 02V-326: GM/TIE ROD END NUT INADEQUATELY TIGHTENED
NHTSA recall 02V326000 (Manufacturer campaign 02058) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on December 2, 2002, with 18,648 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on November 27, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V326000 (also written 02V-326 or 02V326)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 02058
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 18,648 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Linkages — Tie Rod Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V326000. 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 Express
- 2003 · Vehicles built April 1, 2002 – October 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Savana
- 2003 · Vehicles built April 1, 2002 – October 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V326000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN VANS, THE RIGHT-HAND TIE ROD END NUT MAY NOT BE TIGHTENED ADEQUATELY. THE NUT CAN LOOSEN RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE TIE ROD FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE.
Safety consequence
SEPARATION OF A TIE ROD CAN CAUSE UNEXPECTED VEHICLE STEERING IN SOME MANEUVERS AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE TIE ROD END NUT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE TIE ROD END. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 27, 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 CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.
Notes
CGM RECALL NO. 02058. USTOMERS 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 02V326000
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.