2003 Chevrolet Express & 2003 GMC Savana recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain vans with an 8,500 lb. Or 8,600 lb. Gross vehicle weight rating, the nut attaching the pitman arm to the steering linkage may not be tightened adequately resulting in a possible separation.
💥 The risk
A separation could result in loss of vehicle control, and a crash could occur with prior warning.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will tighten the pitman arm nut to the proper specification. If the nut is missing, the dealer will install a new nut and tighten it correctly. Owner notification began december 10, 2002. 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
- 02V330000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 02063
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 4,158
- Component
- STEERING:LINKAGES
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-1020
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 10, 2002
- Built
- Oct 14, 2002 – Oct 25, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- GM recall no. 02063.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).