Chevrolet Astro, Safari. Published by Transport Canada as 2003218 on 5 September 2003. System: Steering.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, interference between the lower ball joint rubber boot and the steering knuckle could result in cutting the boot. If the lower ball joint boot were cut, contamination from the road could enter the ball socket area of the ball joint. Contamination could cause the ball joint to wear out faster than …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2003218
- Recall date
- 5 September 2003
- Make
- Chevrolet, GMC
- Models
- Astro, Safari
- Model years
- 2003
- Vehicle class
- Minivan
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 6,782
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, interference between the lower ball joint rubber boot and the steering knuckle could result in cutting the boot. If the lower ball joint boot were cut, contamination from the road could enter the ball socket area of the ball joint. Contamination could cause the ball joint to wear out faster than one that remained sealed. Correction: The dealer will modify the spindle for clearance.
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 2003218.
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.
- 2003217 · 5 September 2003 · Alero, Grand Am, Malibu · Lights And Instruments
- 2003172 · 16 July 2003 · Venture, Silhouette, Montana · Seats And Restraints
- 2003283 · 12 November 2003 · Park Avenue, Bonneville, Eighty-Eight · Engine
- 2003292 · 21 November 2003 · Silverado, Sierra · Fuel System
- 2003162 · 24 June 2003 · Sunfire, Achieva, Grand Am · Airbag
- 2003154 · 16 June 2003 · Express, Savana · Electrical
- 2003336 · 16 December 2003 · Regal, Cutlass Supreme, Grand Prix · Steering
- 2003087 · 28 March 2003 · Blazer, Bravada, Jimmy · 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.
- 2003239 · 3 October 2003 · 550 Maranello · Steering
- 2003241 · 3 October 2003 · Spyder, Coupe · Steering
- 2003322 · 9 December 2003 · Coronado · Steering
- 2003336 · 16 December 2003 · Regal, Cutlass Supreme, Grand Prix · Steering
- 2003141 · 27 May 2003 · F-250, Expedition, F-150 · Steering
- 2003135 · 22 May 2003 · 8600 · Steering
Reading this against the source
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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 350 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2003.
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