NHTSA campaign 05V018000 · Manufacturer campaign 05010

Chevrolet and GMC Recall 05V-018: STEERING SHAFT GEAR FRACTURE

NHTSA recall 05V018000 (Manufacturer campaign 05010) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on January 21, 2005, with 3,344 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on January 26, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 05V018000 (also written 05V-018 or 05V018)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number: 05010
Report received: January 21, 2005
Potentially affected: 3,344 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering — Gear Box — Shaft Sector
Owners notified: January 26, 2005

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V018000. 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
- 2005 · Vehicles built December 1, 2004 – January 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)

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GMC

GMC Sierra
- 2005 · Vehicles built December 1, 2004 – January 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)

All GMC recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V018000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT TO THE STEERING GEAR MAY NOT MEET SPECIFICATION. THE BOLT MAY FRACTURE RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF STEERING.

Safety consequence

IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING, A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT BOLT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 24, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438.

Notes

GM RECALL NO.05010.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V018000

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.