The defect
ONE OR BOTH OF OUTER TIE ROD NUTS MAY BE LOOSE AND NOT CRIMPED.
The risk
LOSS OF ONE OR BOTH NUTS COULD LEAD TO TIE RODDISENGAGING FROM STEERING KNUCKLE RESULTING IN POSSIBLE LOSS OF STEERINGCONTROL AND POSSIBLY A CRASH.
The remedy
REPLACE TIE ROD AND KNUCKLE AND SET TOE-IN.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet C10 | 1988 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1988 |
| Chevrolet K10 | 1988 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1988 |
| GMC C15 | 1988 |
| GMC C25 | 1988 |
| GMC K15 | 1988 |
| GMC K25 | 1988 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet C10 | 1988 | 7 | 5 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1988 | 3 | 5 |
| Chevrolet K10 | 1988 | 0 | 7 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1988 | 1 | 6 |
| GMC C15 | 1988 | 1 | 4 |
| GMC C25 | 1988 | 1 | 4 |
| GMC K15 | 1988 | 2 | 6 |
| GMC K25 | 1988 | 0 | 5 |
Other steering recalls in 1987
17 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the steering; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 87V187000 14 Dec 1987 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 87V183000 1 Dec 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V179000 23 Nov 1987 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 87V176000 17 Nov 1987 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 87V166000 26 Oct 1987 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 87V153000 22 Sept 1987 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 87V108000 14 Jul 1987 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| 87V074000 21 May 1987 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987