2000 Chevrolet B Series & 2000 Chevrolet C Series (medium) + 6 more recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks and school bus chassis equipped with tie rod assemblies containing 24-DL model ball sockets and manufactured by trw. Certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below-specification case depth and/or hardness, which CAN lead to premature wear of the socket.
💥 The risk
If this condition occurs, the driver CAN lose partial control of the right front wheel, possibly resulting in a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the defective ball sockets and/or drag links. Owner notification began april 24, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC at 1-800-462-8782.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V044009
- Manufacturer recall #
- 01030
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 6,386
- Component
- STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-1020
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 24, 2001
- Built
- Jul 1, 1999 – Oct 31, 1999
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- GM recall no. 01030.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).