The defect
LEFT HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM CAN CRACK AND COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE LOWER BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE FROM THE CONTROL ARM.
The risk
LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL CAN OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT INA CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
REPAIR OR REPLACE LOWER LEFT CONTROL ARM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet G30 | 1985, 1986 |
| Chevrolet P30 | 1985, 1986 |
| GMC G30 | 1985, 1986 |
| GMC P30 | 1985, 1986 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER 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 G30 | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| Chevrolet G30 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Chevrolet P30 | 1985 | 2 | 5 |
| Chevrolet P30 | 1986 | 3 | 1 |
| GMC G30 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC G30 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC P30 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC P30 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 1988
13 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the suspension; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 88V170000 1 Nov 1988 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 88V154000 27 Sept 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V149000 7 Sept 1988 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 88V113000 19 Jul 1988 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 88V104000 1 Jul 1988 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 88V098000 9 Jun 1988 | HAWKINS MOTOR COACH, INC. |
| 88V068000 20 Apr 1988 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 88V066000 18 Apr 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988