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1981 Buick RIVIERA Suspension Front Control Arm Upper Arm Recall


NHTSA Recall #	37460
NHTSA Compaign #	81V073000
MFG Compaign #
Manufacturer	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Supplier	BUICK
Brand	BUICK
Model	RIVIERA
Model Year	1981
Component	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
Date of notification	12/06/81
Begin date of manufacuring	01/01/81
End date of manufacturing	01/01/81
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	16/06/81
Report created	19/06/81
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FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units	9070
Defect summary	The front left upper control arm nuts may not have been securely tightened. The nuts may loosen and come off and with continued driving the control arm front bolt may work its way out of position or become displaced.
Consequence summary
Corrective action
Recall notes	Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. System: steering; front left upper control arm nuts. Consequences of defect: this may cause significant changes in steering controlduring acceleration and cornering. Though steering will not be totally lost,degraded vehicle control could result in an accident. The front left side upper control arm nuts on all involved vehicles will beretightened to specifications at no charge to owner.

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1981 Buick RIVIERA Suspension Front Control Arm Upper Arm Recall

1981 Buick RIVIERA Suspension Front Control Arm Upper Arm Recall

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