10Affected configurations shown499Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
STEERING CONTROL ARM CAN BE OVERSTRESSED WITH HEAVY STEERING INPUT CAUSING IT TO CRACK AND IT COULD EVENTUALLY BREAK COMPLETELY. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THE STEERING CONTROL ARM BREAKS, COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY AND TRUCK CONTROL WOULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
What fixes it
Official remedy
INSTALL NEW STEERING ARM AND OTHER STEERING SYSTEM HARDWARE WHICH WILL PREVENT OVERSTRESSING INPUT CONDITIONS FROM OCCURRING.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 86V081000
1985 CHEVROLET C70Open vehicle record →1985 GMC C70Open vehicle record →1984 CHEVROLET C70Open vehicle record →1984 GMC C70Open vehicle record →1983 CHEVROLET C70Open vehicle record →1983 GMC C70Open vehicle record →1982 CHEVROLET C70Open vehicle record →1982 GMC C70Open vehicle record →1981 CHEVROLET C70Open vehicle record →1981 GMC C70Open vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.