Recall 98V242000: 1999 Chevrolet Silverado and 1 other model

Report received

Oct 6, 1998

Manufacturer

General motors corp.

Potentially affected

8,367vehicles

Model years

1999

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: extended cab 4-wheel drive pickup trucks. Some of these vehicles have a lower than specified torque on all three of the steering gear to frame attachment bolts. The bolts can loosen over time allowing the steering gear to move. This loosening can result in some unresponsive steering feel and some noise to the driver.

Possible consequence

If this condition is ignored, the steering gear to frame can wear and/or fatigue the attaching bolts to the point of breakage or the bolts backing out. If all the bolts break or back out, the steering gear would separate from the frame resulting in a loss of steering control.

Remedy

Dealers will retorque the steering gear to frame bolts to proper specifications.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1999 Chevrolet Silverado1,660 complaints
• 1999 GMC Sierra600 complaints