The defect
THE FOUR U-BOLTS NUTS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE REAR AXLE WERE UNDER-TORQUED.
The risk
VEHICLE USAGE COULD CAUSE THE NUTS TO LOOSEN AND EVENTUALLY FALL OFF THE U-BOLT. THIS COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL CHECK THE U-BOLT NUT TORQUE AND RE-TORQUE ANY LOOSE U-BOLTS TO SPECIFICATION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet C10 | 1996 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1996 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1996 |
| Chevrolet K10 | 1996 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1996 |
| Chevrolet K30 | 1996 |
| GMC C15 | 1996 |
| GMC C25 | 1996 |
| GMC C35 | 1996 |
| GMC K15 | 1996 |
| GMC K25 | 1996 |
| GMC K35 | 1996 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE
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 | 1996 | 16 | 6 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1996 | 0 | 4 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1996 | 5 | 5 |
| Chevrolet K10 | 1996 | 8 | 2 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1996 | 2 | 2 |
| Chevrolet K30 | 1996 | 0 | 3 |
| GMC C15 | 1996 | 4 | 5 |
| GMC C25 | 1996 | 2 | 4 |
| GMC C35 | 1996 | 3 | 5 |
| GMC K15 | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC K25 | 1996 | 1 | 1 |
| GMC K35 | 1996 | 0 | 2 |
Other suspension recalls in 1996
25 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the suspension; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 96V252000 18 Dec 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V233004 2 Dec 1996 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 96V240000 27 Nov 1996 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 96V233002 22 Nov 1996 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 96V233003 20 Nov 1996 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 96V227001 15 Nov 1996 | ELDORADO NATIONAL |
| 96V188000 25 Sept 1996 | KARAVAN TRAILERS |
| 96V124006 10 Sept 1996 | MAXIM TRUCK COMPANY, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996