The defect
COTTER PINS IN THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY CRIMPED ALLOWING THE COTTER PIN TO COME OUT OF THE STUD.
The risk
BALL JOINT NUT COULD LOOSEN CAUSING SEPARATION OF THEBALL JOINT FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE; THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERINGCONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
REPLACE IMPROPERLY CRIMPED OR MISSING BALL JOINT STUD NUT COTTER PINS; ALSO, REPLACE STEERING KNUCKLE ASSEMBLIES, AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet S10507 | 1987 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
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 S10507 | 1987 | 1 | 1 |
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 |
| 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. |
| 87V126000 10 Aug 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V108000 14 Jul 1987 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| 87V074000 21 May 1987 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987