The defect
THE NUTS WHICH FASTEN THE LOWER ARM BALLJOINT TO THE STEERING KNUCKLE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SECURELY TIGHTENED.
The remedy
DEALER WILL TIGHTEN ANY LOOSE STEERING KNUCKLE ATTACHING NUTS. IF NECESSARY, LOWER CONTROL ARM BALLJOINTS AND STEERING KNUCKLES WILL BE REPLACED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cadillac 6ZZ | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| Cadillac Limousine | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac 6ZZ | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Cadillac 6ZZ | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Cadillac 6ZZ | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Cadillac Limousine | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Cadillac Limousine | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Cadillac Limousine | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 1983
9 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the suspension; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 83V136000 20 Dec 1983 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 83V128000 5 Dec 1983 | PRESVAC SYS (BURL) LTD. |
| 83V120000 17 Nov 1983 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 83V076000 19 Aug 1983 | SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION |
| 83V051000 5 May 1983 | PRESVAC SYS (BURL) LTD. |
| 83V042000 19 Apr 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V032000 22 Mar 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 83V023000 1 Mar 1983 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983