NHTSA campaign 98V242000

Chevrolet and GMC Recall 98V-242: GM/STEERING GEAR/FRAME BOLTS

NHTSA recall 98V242000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on October 6, 1998, with 8,367 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on October 6, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 98V242000 (also written 98V-242 or 98V242)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Report received: October 6, 1998
Potentially affected: 8,367 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering — Gear Box (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
Owners notified: October 6, 1998

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V242000. 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
- 1999 · Vehicles built April 1, 1998 – August 31, 1998 (per NHTSA)

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GMC

GMC Sierra
- 1999 · Vehicles built April 1, 1998 – August 31, 1998 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V242000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED CAB 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A LOWER THAN SPECIFIED TORQUE ON ALL THREE OF THE STEERING GEAR TO FRAME ATTACHMENT BOLTS. THE BOLTS CAN LOOSEN OVER TIME ALLOWING THE STEERING GEAR TO MOVE. THIS LOOSENING CAN RESULT IN SOME UNRESPONSIVE STEERING FEEL AND SOME NOISE TO THE DRIVER.

Safety consequence

IF THIS CONDITION IS IGNORED, THE STEERING GEAR TO FRAME CAN WEAR AND/OR FATIGUE THE ATTACHING BOLTS TO THE POINT OF BREAKAGE OR THE BOLTS BACKING OUT. IF ALL THE BOLTS BREAK OR BACK OUT, THE STEERING GEAR WOULD SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME RESULTING IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL RETORQUE THE STEERING GEAR TO FRAME BOLTS TO PROPER SPECIFICATIONS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DURING OCTOBER 1998.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 CONTACTCHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782. 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 98V242000

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.