NHTSA recall campaign
86V157000
ManufacturerGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Reported1986-11-25Affected4,779 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
A CLAMP PINCH BOLT SECURING THE UPPER STEERING SHAFT TO THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT MAY LOOSEN. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SHAFTS COULD SEPARATE RESULTING IN LOSS OF TRUCK CONTROL WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE THE CLAMP ASSEMBLY AND UPPER STEERING SHAFT.
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