Automobile Recall Information for the GMC C3500HD 2000

Make : GMC Model : C3500HD Year : 2000 Manufacturing Dates : 08/01/1999 - 09/30/1999 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 00V054000 Date Owner's Notified: 03/28/2000 Date Received by ODI: 02/28/2000 Date Added to Databse: 02/29/2000 Manufacturer's Involved: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Manufacturer Campaign Number: Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:LINK:DRAG:CONNECTION Potential Number Of Units Affected : 1462 Summary:       VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CHASSIS CABS. THE TAPERED HOLE IN THE DRAG LINK END THAT ATTACHES TO THE PITMAN ARM TAPERED BALL STUD MAY BE MACHINED TOO DEEP CAUSING THE HOLE TO BE OVERSIZED. A DRAG LINK WITH AN OVERSIZED HOLE MAY NOT "SEAT" THE PITMAN ARM TAPERED BALL WHEN ASSEMBLED. THIS COULD CAUSE HIGHER THAN NORMAL FRICTION BETWEEN COMPONENTS DURING OPERATION, AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN JOINT SEPARATION OR A BROKEN BALL STUD. Consequence:       IF THE JOINT SEPARATED OR THE BALL STUD BRAKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING, STEERING CONTROL WOULD BE LOST. Remedy:       DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING LINKAGE ASSEMBLY AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE DRAG LINK AND THE PITMAN ARM. Report Initiator: ODI Vehicles Report Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:       Click here to read about lemon laws for a GMC C3500HD or to locate a lemon law lawyer.

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