Chevrolet C30, G30; GMC C35, G35 (1985-1986): Suspension
Recall 91V217000 · Dec 13, 1991 · General Motors Corp.
166,624
vehicles affected
166,624
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 91V217000
- Date
- Dec 13, 1991
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 166,624
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Suspension > Front > Control arm > Lower arm
- Model years
- 1985-1986
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
THE LEFT HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM CAN CRACK STARTING AT THE REAR FLANGE AND PROGRESSING TO THE BALL JOINT MOUNTING HOLE AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE LOWER BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE FROM THE CONTROL ARM.
What can happen
IF THE BALL JOINT SEPARATES FROM THE CONTROL ARM, A LOSSOF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
INSTALL A RESINFORCED BRACE TO THE LEFT HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM.
Vehicles covered
4 models, 8 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 91V217000?
4 models: Chevrolet C30 (1985-1986), Chevrolet G30 (1985-1986), GMC C35 (1985-1986) and 1 more, about 166,624 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 91V217000?
INSTALL A RESINFORCED BRACE TO THE LEFT HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM.
What can happen?
IF THE BALL JOINT SEPARATES FROM THE CONTROL ARM, A LOSSOF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
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.