NHTSA Recall 67V033000 |
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Vehicles: Chevrolet Corvair
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NHTSA Campaign ID number : 67V033000 Vehicle Make / Model: Model Year(s): CHEVROLET / CORVAIR 1967 Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Mfr's Report Date: MAR 28, 1967 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 67V033000 N/A NHTSA Action Number: N/A Component: STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Potential Number of Units Affected: 19,510 Summary: Consequence: Remedy: Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT STEERING SHAFT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED. THIS COULD CAUSE A BINDING CONDI- TION WHICH, WHILE NOT NOTICEABLE TO THE DRIVER, MAY SUBJECT THE STEERING SHAFT TO ABNORMAL STRESSES. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THESE STRESSES MAY CAUSE THE SHAFT TO BREAK WITH RESULTANT LOSS OF STEERING. (REPLACE THE SUBJECT SHAFTS WITH IMPROVED DESIGN WHICH WILL ELIMINATE THIS POSSIBILITY.)