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NHTSA campaign 96V019000

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 96V-019: GM/LOWER CONTROL ARM/PUERTO RICO ONLY

NHTSA recall 96V019000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on January 30, 1996, with 308 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Roadmaster, Cadillac Fleetwood and Chevrolet Caprice for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on February 23, 1996, 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 96V019000 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
96V019000 (also written 96V-019 or 96V019)
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Report received
Potentially affected
308 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Suspension — Front — Control Arm — Lower Ball Joint
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 96V019000. 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 Roadmaster

    • 1995 · Vehicles built March 1, 1993 – December 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)
All Buick recalls

Cadillac

  • Cadillac Fleetwood

    • 1995 · Vehicles built March 1, 1993 – December 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)
All Cadillac recalls

Chevrolet

  • Chevrolet Caprice

    • 1995 · Vehicles built March 1, 1993 – December 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)
All Chevrolet recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 96V019000.

Defect description

DEFECTIVE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT NUTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED AND CAN LOOSEN.

Safety consequence

IF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT LOOSENS, FATIGUES AND SEPARATES FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION KNUCKLE, IT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT NUTS FOR PROPER TORQUE. IF THE BALL JOINT HAS LOOSENED FROM THE KNUCKLE, BOTH THE BALL JOINT AND THE KNUCKLE WILL BE REPLACED.

Notes

SYSTEM: SUSPENSION; INDEPENDENT FRONT CONTROL ARM; LOWER; BALL JOINT. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EXPORTED TO GUAM AND PUERTO RICO. NOTE: 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 1-800-222-1022, BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300, OR CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 96V019000

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.