NHTSA recall campaign
96V082000
Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › U-Bolt, Leaf Spring To Axle
12Affected configurations shown16,918Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
VEHICLE USAGE COULD CAUSE THE NUTS TO LOOSEN AND EVENTUALLY FALL OFF THE U-BOLT. THIS COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALERS WILL CHECK THE U-BOLT NUT TORQUE AND RE-TORQUE ANY LOOSE U-BOLTS TO SPECIFICATION.
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 96V082000
1996 CHEVROLET K20Open vehicle record →1996 CHEVROLET K30Open vehicle record →1996 CHEVROLET K10Open vehicle record →1996 CHEVROLET C20Open vehicle record →1996 CHEVROLET C10Open vehicle record →1996 CHEVROLET C30Open vehicle record →1996 GMC C25Open vehicle record →1996 GMC C35Open vehicle record →1996 GMC C15Open vehicle record →1996 GMC K15Open vehicle record →1996 GMC K25Open vehicle record →1996 GMC K35Open 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.