Chevrolet S10 (1987-1995): Steering
Recall 96V195000 · Oct 8, 1996 · General Motors Corp.
144,598
vehicles affected
144,598
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 96V195000
- Date
- Oct 8, 1996
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 144,598
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Steering > Gear box > Shaft sector
- Model years
- 1987-1995
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT LOOSENS AT THE STEERING SHAFT TO STEERING GEAR COUPLING. WITH THIS LOOSENESS, THE YOKE PINCH BOLT CAN WEAR ON THE SPLINES OF THE SHAFT UNTIL THERE IS NO LONGER AN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE SPLINES AND THE BOLT.
What can happen
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE BODY TO CHASSIS MOVEMENT ALLOWING THE STEERING SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR WHICH CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALERS WILL RETORQUE THE UPPER AND LOWER BOLTS TO CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 9 model years in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 96V195000?
1 model: Chevrolet S10 (1987-1995), about 144,598 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 96V195000?
DEALERS WILL RETORQUE THE UPPER AND LOWER BOLTS TO CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS.
What can happen?
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE BODY TO CHASSIS MOVEMENT ALLOWING THE STEERING SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR WHICH CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
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.