1975 CHEVROLET P20
1975 CHEVROLET P20 Recall Title: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
1975 CHEVROLET P20 Recall Date: 1977-06-22
1975 CHEVROLET P20 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number: 77V098000
1975 CHEVROLET P20 Recall Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
1975 CHEVROLET P20 Recall Component(s): SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
1975 CHEVROLET P20 Recall - Potential Number of Units Affected: 107584
1975 CHEVROLET P20 Recall Overview: THE FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARMS WERE ASSEMBLED WITH BALL JOINTS WHICH MAY CONTAIN SOCKETS THAT WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT-TREATED. THIS MAY CAUSE THE SOCKET TO WEAR RAPIDLY AND ALLOW THE BALL JOINT STUD TO SEPARATE FROM THE SOCKET, CAUSING EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEEL SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE.
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1975 CHEVROLET P20 Recall Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT TRUCKS.SYSTEM: SUSPENSION; INDEPENDENT FRONT CONTROL ARM, LOWER.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF SUSPENSION COLLAPSES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION,LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR.