Chevrolet K Series, G Series, C Series. Published by Transport Canada as 1983039 on 26 March 1983. System: Powertrain.
What the notice says On certain C20, G1, G3 and K20 vehicles, the differential shaft lock screw loosens and falls out. Either the lock screw or the cross pin can become lodged in the rotating parts of the axle, which can cause extensive damage to the axle. If this were to occur while the vehicle was in motion, it could result in loss of …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1983039
- Recall date
- 26 March 1983
- Make
- Chevrolet
- Models
- K Series, G Series, C Series
- Model years
- 1982
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Powertrain
- Raised as
- Recalls Audit
- Vehicles affected
- 3,455
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain C20, G1, G3 and K20 vehicles, the differential shaft lock screw loosens and falls out. Either the lock screw or the cross pin can become lodged in the rotating parts of the axle, which can cause extensive damage to the axle. If this were to occur while the vehicle was in motion, it could result in loss of vehicle control and an accident.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1983039.
Chevrolet elsewhere in this register
Chevrolet is named on 880 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1983035 · 28 March 1983 · Omega, Phoenix, Citation · Not Entered
- 1983046 · 12 May 1983 · Jimmy, Blazer · Not Entered
- 1983048 · 18 May 1983 · Camaro · Other
- 1983009 · 26 January 1983 · Century, Skylark, Phoenix · Not Entered
- 1983003 · 11 January 1983 · C Series · Brakes
- 1983004 · 11 January 1983 · K Series, C Series · Label
- 1983059 · 21 June 1983 · S Series, T Series · Emissions
- 1983062 · 30 June 1983 · Corvette · Not Entered
The same system: Powertrain
823 notices in this register name Powertrain. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1983108 · 7 December 1983 · Civic · Powertrain
- 1982068 · 24 August 1982 · P Series, C Series, K Series · Powertrain
- 1984080 · 25 June 1984 · S Series · Powertrain
- 1981035 · 13 March 1981 · L Series · Powertrain
- 1980141 · 24 October 1980 · 450 · Powertrain
- 1980100 · 15 July 1980 · H8500, T6500 · Powertrain
Reading this against the source
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What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Chevrolet: 928 in the register, and 122 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1983.
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