NHTSA safety recall

Recall 91V083000

Steering › Steering Wheel/handle Bar — Chevrolet · reported 10 Jun 1991 · 36,364 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

NUT ATTACHING STEERING WHEEL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED DURING INSTALLATION.

The risk

THIS COULD ALLOW STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM STEERINGCOLUMN; LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

The fix

TIGHTEN THE NUT TO THE PROPER TORQUE AS NECESSARY.

SYSTEM: STEERING WHEEL NUT.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.

NHTSA campaign
91V083000
Filed by
General Motors Corp.
Report received
10 Jun 1991
Owners notified
15 Jun 1991
Potentially affected
36,364

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1991 Chevrolet Beretta 1991 Chevrolet Corsica

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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