NHTSA recall campaign

96V020000

Suspension › Rear

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6Affected configurations shown154,214Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSuspension › Rear
Report receivedJul 1, 1998
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN BE AGGRAVATED BY THE SEVERE DUTY CYCLE OF THESE VEHICLES AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO FRACTURE COMPLETELY CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND REAR STABILIZER BAR ATTACHMENTS.

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 96V020000

1996 CHEVROLET CAPRICEOpen vehicle record →1995 CHEVROLET CAPRICEOpen vehicle record →1994 CHEVROLET CAPRICEOpen vehicle record →1993 CHEVROLET CAPRICEOpen vehicle record →1992 CHEVROLET CAPRICEOpen vehicle record →1991 CHEVROLET CAPRICEOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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