The defect
REAR WHEEL TIE ROD ASSEMBLY MAY FATIGUE AND COULD FRACTURE AT THE INBOARD BEARING DUE TO HIGH INNER JOINT ROCKING TORQUE.
The risk
FRACTURE IN THIS ASSEMBLY COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
REPLACE FAULTY TIE ROD ASSEMBLIES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Corvette | 1988, 1989 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING 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 Corvette | 1988 | 16 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Corvette | 1989 | 15 | 2 |
Other suspension recalls in 1990
8 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the suspension; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 90V193000 14 Nov 1990 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 90V186000 19 Oct 1990 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 90V086000 7 May 1990 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 90V066000 6 Apr 1990 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 90V064000 2 Apr 1990 | UNION CITY BODY COMPANY |
| 90V059000 23 Mar 1990 | UTILIMASTER CORPORATION |
| 90V010000 23 Jan 1990 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990