1973 Pontiac GRAND PRIX Steering Linkages Recall

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1973 Pontiac GRAND PRIX Steering Linkages Recall

 NHTSA Recall #58050
NHTSA Compaign #72V275000
MFG Compaign #
 ManufacturerGENERAL MOTORS CORP.
 SupplierPONTIAC
 BrandPONTIAC
 ModelGRAND PRIX
 Model Year1973
 ComponentSTEERING:LINKAGES
 Date of notification10/11/72
 Begin date of manufacuring01/08/72
 End date of manufacturing01/09/72
Type of recallV
Recall initiatorMFR
 Report received14/11/72
 Report created12/10/79
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units155418
 Defect summary
 Consequence summary
 Corrective action
 Recall notesGeneral motor campaign no (chevrolet 73-c-03, pontiac 73-c-1, buick 73-c-1,oldsmobile 73-c-2, and gmc 73-c-1). Possibility that steering linkage mayover-travel and cause severe front wheel toe-in. Condition can occur whensteering wheel is turned to extreme left position while vehicle is in reverseand right front tire strikes object such as curb or parking block. Operationof vehicle in this condition can damage right hand inner tie rod end assemblywhich eventually could result in loss of steering control of right front wheel.(correct by inspecting and installing idler arm stop bracket where necessary.)

  • 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.
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    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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