Gmc Safari, Astro. Published by Transport Canada as 1995162 on 15 September 1995. System: Steering.
What the notice says The left hand lower control arm to frame rear nut may be tightened below the specified torque. this may allow the attachment bolt to loosen and subsequently fatigue and break. bolt breakage could result in separation of the left hand control arm from the frame causing loss of vehicle control and a crash without prior …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1995162
- Recall date
- 15 September 1995
- Make
- GMC, Chevrolet
- Models
- Safari, Astro
- Model years
- 1995
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 10
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE LEFT HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM TO FRAME REAR NUT MAY BE TIGHTENED BELOW THE SPECIFIED TORQUE. THIS MAY ALLOW THE ATTACHMENT BOLT TO LOOSEN AND SUBSEQUENTLY FATIGUE AND BREAK. BOLT BREAKAGE COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE LEFT HAND CONTROL ARM FROM THE FRAME CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE LEFT HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM TO FRAME REAR NUT TO THE PROPER TORQUE SPECIFICATION.
Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published.
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 1995162.
GMC elsewhere in this register
GMC is named on 561 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1995163 · 15 September 1995 · S Series, T Series · Engine
- 1995180 · 16 October 1995 · G Series · Structure
- 1995182 · 18 October 1995 · B7 School Bus, C6 School Bus, P6 School Bus · Suspension
- 1995194 · 30 October 1995 · Transit Bus · Lights And Instruments
- 1995141 · 28 July 1995 · Topkick C7, Kodiak C6, Kodiak C7 · Lights And Instruments
- 1995140 · 26 July 1995 · K Series, C Series · Powertrain
- 1995129 · 6 July 1995 · Sprint, Tracker, Firefly · Seats And Restraints
- 1995223 · 12 December 1995 · Sierra, Silverado · Seats And Restraints
The same system: Steering
582 notices in this register name Steering. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1995137 · 21 July 1995 · Fe, Acl, WG · Steering
- 1995110 · 21 June 1995 · 9300, 9700, 4900 · Steering
- 1995125 · 21 June 1995 · Truck · Steering
- 1995108 · 19 June 1995 · Ram, Dakota · Steering
- 1995109 · 16 June 1995 · Dakota, Ram, Ram Van · Steering
- 1995040 · 1 March 1995 · Regal · Steering
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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 GMC: 561 in the register, and 237 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1995.
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