CHEVROLET CHEVELLE RECALLS

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1977 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE Recall

Item Affected: STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR

Date Announced: 09/07/1976

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Notes: GENERAL MOTOR CAMPAIGN NO 77-C-1. POSSIBILITY THAT THE STEERING INTERMEDIATESHAFT MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH COUPLING RETAINER LOCKING TABS NOT BENT OVERPROPERLY OR ONE OR MORE OF THE LOWER FLEXIBLE COUPLING RIVETS IMPROPERLYPEENED. IF EITHER OF THESE CONDITIONS EXISTS, THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ASSEMBLYCOULD SEPARATE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, AND VEHICLE CRASH MAY OCCURWITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING, AND REPLACING SHAFT WHERENECESSARY). PASSENGER VEHICLE.


1976 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE Recall

Item Affected: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE

Date Announced: 03/11/1976

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Notes: CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NO 76C09. POSSIBILITY THAT THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM DOESNOT COMPLY WITH BRAKE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETYSTANDARD 105. THE FAILURE TO COMPLY IS DUE TO INSTALLATION OF INCORRECT BRAKECOMBINATION VALVE. IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS, IT WILL DECREASE THE STOPPINGABILITY AND COULD RESULT IN VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING IN A SITUATIONREQUIRING MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACINGVALVE WHERE NECESSARY).


1975 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE Recall

Item Affected: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

Date Announced: 02/19/1975

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Notes: OLDSMOBILE AND BUICK CAMPAIGN NO 75-C-7. CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NO 75-C-08.PONTIAC CAMPAIGN NO 75-C-9. DATES OF MANUFACTURE FOR CHEVROLET, BUICK,OLDSMOBILE AND GMC ARE SEPT THRU NOV 1974. PONTIAC DATES ARE SEPT 1974 THRUJAN 1975. NO STATION WAGONS ARE INVOLVED. POSSIBILITY THAT THE REAR AXLE WASASSEMBLED WITH REAR AXLE SHAFT OUTER BEARING (REAR WHEEL BEARING) WITH THRUSTPLATES THAT WERE NOT HEAT TREATED. IF THE INNER OR OUTER THRUST PLATES OFTHESE BEARINGS ARE NOT HARDENED, THE ROLLERS CAN WEAR THROUGH AND ALLOW THEREAR AXLE SHAFT TO MOVE WITH RESPECT TO AXLE HOUSING. (CORRECT BY INSPECTINGAND REPLACING AXLE ASSEMBLIES WHERE NECESSARY. )


1974 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE Recall

Item Affected: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM

Date Announced: 12/27/1973

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Notes: CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NO 74-C-09. PONTIAC 74-C-2. BUICK 74-C-2. OLDSMOBILE74-C-3. SPRINT 74-C-4. POSSIBILITY THAT THE FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM INNERBUSHING RETAINER NUTS MAY LOOSEN AND COME OFF DURING NORMAL OPERATINGCONDITIONS. SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE LOOSE CONTROL ARM MAY MOVE FORWARD ANDCONTACT THE UPPER CONTROL ARM MOUNTING BRACKET ON THE FRAME WHICH RESTRICTS ANYFURTHER FORWARD MOVEMENT. IF THIS VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION IT ISPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONTROL ARM CROSS SHAFT TO BREAK. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING ANDINSTALLING NEW BUSHING RETAINERS WHERE NECESSARY. )


1973 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE Recall

Item Affected: STEERING:LINKAGES

Date Announced: 11/14/1972

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Notes: GENERAL MOTOR CAMPAIGN NO (CHEVROLET 73-C-03, PONTIAC 73-C-1, BUICK 73-C-1,OLDSMOBILE 73-C-2, AND GMC 73-C-1). POSSIBILITY THAT STEERING LINKAGE MAYOVER-TRAVEL AND CAUSE SEVERE FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN. CONDITION CAN OCCUR WHENSTEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO EXTREME LEFT POSITION WHILE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSEAND RIGHT FRONT TIRE STRIKES OBJECT SUCH AS CURB OR PARKING BLOCK. OPERATIONOF VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION CAN DAMAGE RIGHT HAND INNER TIE ROD END ASSEMBLYWHICH EVENTUALLY COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OF RIGHT FRONT WHEEL.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND INSTALLING IDLER ARM STOP BRACKET WHERE NECESSARY.)


1973 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE Recall

Item Affected: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES

Date Announced: 12/11/1972

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Notes: GENERAL MOTOR CAMPAIGN NO 73-C-05. POSSIBILITY THAT SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEMMAY BE RENDERED INOPERATIVE DUE TO MISMATING OF RELAY JUMPER WIRE ASSEMBLY ATPARKING BRAKE ALARM SWITCH. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND INSTALLING JUMPER WIREWITH TERMINAL AND CONNECTORS THAT MATE PROPERLY. )


1973 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE Recall

Item Affected: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

Date Announced: 07/16/1973

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Notes: CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NO. 73-C-15, PONTIAC CAMPAIGN NO 73-C-6, BUICK CAMPAIGN NO73-C-2, GMC CAMPAIGN NO 73-C-20. POSSIBILITY THAT THE GASKET BETWEEN THEMASTER CYLINDER AND THEFORWARD SIDE OF THE DASH, AND THE BOOT WHICH COVERS THEREAR OPENING OF THE MASTER CYLINDER IN THE DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT WEREOMITTED INASSEMBLY. IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS IT COULD CAUSE CORROSION OF THE CYLINDERBORE AND DAMAGE PISTON SEAL RESULTINGIN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND IMPAIREDBRAKING. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING GASKET AND BOOT. )


1971 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE Recall

Item Affected: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date Announced: 12/03/1970

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Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT THROTTLE ROD TO THROTTLE LEVER RETAINING CLIP ON CARBURETORMAY BE INCORRECTLY INSTALLED. IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS, THROTTLE LEVER COULDBE HELD IN PARTIALLY OPEN POSITION. IF THIS OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION,VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN DRIVER'S FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR.(CORRECT BY REPLACING CLIP WITH IMPROVED DESIGN WHERE NECESSARY.)


1970 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE Recall

Item Affected: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

Date Announced: 04/03/1970

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Notes: INCORRECT TIRE-INFORMATION DECAL MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. (CORRECT BYINSTALLING WHERE NECESSARY.)


1968 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE Recall

Item Affected: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date Announced: 11/30/-0001

Description of Recall:

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Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT THE CRUISE MASTER ACCELERATOR CHAIN, WHICH CONTROLS THE CARBURETOR THROTTLE OPENING, COULD CATCH ON THE SECONDARY THROTTLE SHAFT. IF THIS OCCURS, THE THROTTLE WILL NOT RETURN THE ENGINE TO LOW SPEED OPERATION ANDTHE VEHICLE MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. (CORRECT BY INSPECTION AND MAKING NECESSARY CORRECTION TO ACCELERATOR CHAIN.)



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