NHTSA campaign 98V319000

Chevrolet and Pontiac Recall 98V-319: GM/REAR SUSPENSION

NHTSA recall 98V319000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on December 15, 1998, with 27,083 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Cavalier and Pontiac Sunfire for model years 1996–1997. Owners were notified on December 28, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 98V319000 (also written 98V-319 or 98V319)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Report received: December 15, 1998
Potentially affected: 27,083 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension — Rear
Owners notified: December 28, 1998

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V319000. 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 Cavalier
- 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built June 1, 1996 – March 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)

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Pontiac

Pontiac Sunfire
- 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built June 1, 1996 – March 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V319000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. ONE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM BOLTS CAN FATIGUE AND BREAK.

Safety consequence

IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL CAN OCCUR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM FASTENERS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 28, 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 CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737. 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 98V319000

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.