NHTSA recall campaign

98V053000

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm

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3Affected configurations shown72Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSuspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Report receivedSep 3, 1998
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND RETIGHTEN THE RIGHT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM NUTS TO THE PROPER TORQUE 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 98V053000

1998 CHEVROLET BLAZEROpen vehicle record →1998 GMC JIMMYOpen vehicle record →1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADAOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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