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NHTSA Campaign 73V013000

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS

Issued by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · Reported Jan 24, 1973 · 3,707,064 vehicles affected

What's wrong

THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT DRIVING ON UNPAVED ROAD SURFACES, PARTICULARLY ROADS WHICH ARE HEAVILY GRAVELED AND WHICH ARE EXTREMELY WAVY OR FILLED WITH CHUCKHOLES, AT SPEEDS WHICH CAUSE THE CAR TO PITCH EXCESSIVELY, THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER MAY SCOOP UP LOOSE STONES OR GRAVEL AND COULD BE THROWN INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR ONE OF THESE STONES TO LODGE BETWEEN THE STEERING COUPLING AND THE FRAME AND CAUSE INCREASED STEERING EFFORT OR INTERFERENCE WITH STEERING CONTROL OF THE CAR WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT.

Consequence

INCREASED STEERING EFFORT OR INTERFERENCE WITH STEERINGCONTROL MAY LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy

INSPECT AND INSTALL SHIELD ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BUICK CENTURION 1971 3,707,064
BUICK CENTURION 1972 3,707,064
BUICK ELECTRA 1971 3,707,064
BUICK ELECTRA 1972 3,707,064
BUICK ESTATE WAGON 1971 3,707,064
BUICK ESTATE WAGON 1972 3,707,064
BUICK LESABRE 1971 3,707,064
BUICK LESABRE 1972 3,707,064
BUICK RIVIERA 1971 3,707,064
BUICK RIVIERA 1972 3,707,064
CHEVROLET BELAIR 1971 3,707,064
CHEVROLET BELAIR 1972 3,707,064
CHEVROLET BISCAYNE 1971 3,707,064
CHEVROLET BISCAYNE 1972 3,707,064
CHEVROLET BROOKWOOD 1971 3,707,064
CHEVROLET BROOKWOOD 1972 3,707,064
CHEVROLET CAPRICE 1971 3,707,064
CHEVROLET CAPRICE 1972 3,707,064
CHEVROLET IMPALA 1971 3,707,064
CHEVROLET IMPALA 1972 3,707,064
CHEVROLET KINGSWOOD 1971 3,707,064
CHEVROLET KINGSWOOD 1972 3,707,064
CHEVROLET KINGSWOOD ESTATE 1971 3,707,064
CHEVROLET KINGSWOOD ESTATE 1972 3,707,064
CHEVROLET TOWNSMAN 1971 3,707,064
CHEVROLET TOWNSMAN 1972 3,707,064
OLDSMOBILE 88 1971 3,707,064
OLDSMOBILE 88 1972 3,707,064
OLDSMOBILE 98 1971 3,707,064
OLDSMOBILE 98 1972 3,707,064
PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 1971 3,707,064
PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 1972 3,707,064
PONTIAC CATALINA 1971 3,707,064
PONTIAC CATALINA 1972 3,707,064
PONTIAC GRAND VILLE 1971 3,707,064
PONTIAC GRAND VILLE 1972 3,707,064

Source: NHTSA Campaign 73V013000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.