The defect
TRUCKS WERE ASSEMBLED WITH THE LEFT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM TO FRAME REAR NUT TIGHTENED BELOW THE SPECIFIED TORQUE. LOW TORQUE ON THIS NUT MAY ALLOW THE ATTACHMENT BOLT TO LOOSED AND SUBSEQUENTLY FATIGUE AND BREAK. THE BOLT BREAKAGE CAN CAUSE THE LEFT HAND CONTROL ARM TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURS, A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH COULD RESULT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE LEFT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM TO FRAME REAR NUT TO THE PROPER TORQUE SPECIFICATION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet C10 | 1994 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1994 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1994 |
| Chevrolet K10 | 1994 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1994 |
| Chevrolet K30 | 1994 |
| GMC C15 | 1994 |
| GMC C25 | 1994 |
| GMC C35 | 1994 |
| GMC K15 | 1994 |
| GMC K25 | 1994 |
| GMC K35 | 1994 |
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 C10 | 1994 | 20 | 9 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1994 | 12 | 8 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1994 | 7 | 7 |
| Chevrolet K10 | 1994 | 8 | 5 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1994 | 3 | 5 |
| Chevrolet K30 | 1994 | 1 | 4 |
| GMC C15 | 1994 | 7 | 8 |
| GMC C25 | 1994 | 2 | 8 |
| GMC C35 | 1994 | 2 | 7 |
| GMC K15 | 1994 | 10 | 5 |
| GMC K25 | 1994 | 0 | 5 |
| GMC K35 | 1994 | 0 | 4 |
Other suspension recalls in 1994
16 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the suspension; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 94V233002 22 Nov 1994 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 94V231000 22 Nov 1994 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V230000 21 Nov 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V221000 9 Nov 1994 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 94V208000 27 Oct 1994 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 94V202000 18 Oct 1994 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 94V204000 18 Oct 1994 | JAYCO, INC. |
| 94V182000 20 Sept 1994 | FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994