The defect
THE LEFT HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM CAN CRACK STARTING AT THE REAR FLANGE AND PROGRESSING TO THE BALL JOINT MOUNTING HOLE AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE LOWER BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE FROM THE CONTROL ARM.
The risk
IF THE BALL JOINT SEPARATES FROM THE CONTROL ARM, A LOSSOF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
INSTALL A RESINFORCED BRACE TO THE LEFT HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet C30 | 1985, 1986 |
| Chevrolet G30 | 1985, 1986 |
| GMC C35 | 1985, 1986 |
| GMC G35 | 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 C30 | 1985 | 0 | 4 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1986 | 1 | 2 |
| Chevrolet G30 | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| Chevrolet G30 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| GMC C35 | 1985 | 1 | 3 |
| GMC C35 | 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| GMC G35 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC G35 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
Other suspension recalls in 1991
6 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the suspension; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 91V204000 19 Nov 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V154000 17 Sept 1991 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 91V151000 17 Sept 1991 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 91V056000 11 Apr 1991 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 91V044000 14 Mar 1991 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991