Buick Century, Regal; Chevrolet EL Camino, Malibu and 5 more (1978-1981): Suspension
Recall 81V025000 · Feb 25, 1981 · General Motors Corp.
5,821,160
vehicles affected
5,821,160
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 81V025000
- Date
- Feb 25, 1981
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 5,821,160
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Suspension > Rear
- Model years
- 1978-1981
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Other or not stated
What is wrong
THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE LOWER REAR CONTROL ARM TO THE FRAME MAY FRACTURE. THE REAR CONTROL ARM SUPPORTS AND POSITIONS THE REAR AXLE. FRACTURE OF THE BOLTS WOULD ALLOW THE CONTROL ARM TO DROP FREE.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
BOTH REAR CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT BOLTS WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE.
Vehicles covered
9 models, 36 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 81V025000?
9 models: Buick Century (1978-1981), Buick Regal (1978-1981), Chevrolet El Camino (1978-1981) and 6 more, about 5.82 million vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 81V025000?
BOTH REAR CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT BOLTS WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.