Vehicle Recall Archive for 1972 CHEVROLET

Record ID	31644
Campaign Number	73V013000
Make of Vehicle	CHEVROLET
Model of Vehicle	BELAIR
Year	1972
Make Campaign Number
Component Description	STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
Defect Description	THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT DRIVING ON UNPAVED ROAD SURFACES, PARTICULARLY ROADS WHICH ARE HEAVILY GRAVELED AND WHICH ARE EXTREMELY WAVY OR FILLED WITH CHUCKHOLES, AT SPEEDS WHICH CAUSE THE CAR TO PITCH EXCESSIVELY, THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER MAY SCOOP UP LOOSE STONES OR GRAVEL AND COULD BE THROWN INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR ONE OF THESE STONES TO LODGE BETWEEN THE STEERING COUPLING AND THE FRAME AND CAUSE INCREASED STEERING EFFORT OR INTERFERENCE WITH STEERING CONTROL OF THE CAR WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT.
Effect of Defect	INCREASED STEERING EFFORT OR INTERFERENCE WITH STEERINGCONTROL MAY LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
Fix Defect	INSPECT AND INSTALL SHIELD ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
Manufacturers	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Start of Manufacture	19700801
End of Manufacture	19720701
Type of Recall	VEHICLE
Number Affected	3707064
Date Owners Notified	19730206
Initiated By	ODI
Responsible Maufacturer
Date Report Received	19730124
Part Number
Federal MV Safety Standard

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