NHTSA campaign 02V330000 · Manufacturer campaign 02063
Chevrolet and GMC Recall 02V-330: GM/STEERING LINKAGE PITMAN ARM NUT
NHTSA recall 02V330000 (Manufacturer campaign 02063) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on December 12, 2002, with 4,158 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on December 10, 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 02V330000 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
- 02V330000 (also written 02V-330 or 02V330)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 02063
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4,158 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Linkages
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V330000. 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 October 14, 2002 – October 25, 2002 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Savana
- 2003 · Vehicles built October 14, 2002 – October 25, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V330000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN VANS WITH AN 8,500 LB. OR 8,600 LB. GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING, THE NUT ATTACHING THE PITMAN ARM TO THE STEERING LINKAGE MAY NOT BE TIGHTENED ADEQUATELY RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE SEPARATION.
Safety consequence
A SEPARATION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITH PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE PITMAN ARM NUT TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION. IF THE NUT IS MISSING, THE DEALER WILL INSTALL A NEW NUT AND TIGHTEN IT CORRECTLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 10, 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
GM RECALL NO. 02063.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 02V330000
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.