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NHTSA safety recall

Recall 74V214000: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · Reported to NHTSA Nov 11, 1974

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
Units potentially affectedThe manufacturer's own estimate of how many vehicles or items of equipment may contain the defect. It is not a count of failures, and not every unit in the range is necessarily affected.
13,502
Model years coveredModel years in our database that NHTSA matched to this campaign. Whether an individual vehicle is covered still depends on its VIN.
11
Models covered
7
Grouped from the model years above
Reported to NHTSA
Nov 11, 1974

What this recall covers

NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published

Notes

CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NO 74-C-18.TRUCKS.POSSIBILITY THAT THE BOLTS ATTACHINGTHE POWER STEERING CYLINDER ANCHOR BRACKET TO THE FRAME RAIL MAY HAVE BEENASSEMBLED WITH FASTENERS WHICH WERE NOT SUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED OR WHICH WERETHE WRONG TYPE.IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED WITH BOLTS IN THIS CONDITION, IT ISPOSSIBLE FOR THE ATTACHING BOLTS TO SHEAR, DETACHING THE CYLINDER FROM THEFRAME RAIL.THE DETACHED CYLINDER COULD WEDGE BETWEEN THE DRAG LINKS AND FRONTSPRING CAUSING STEERING LOCKUP OR POSSIBLY SEVER FRONT BRAKE HOSE CAUSING LOSSOF VEHICLE BRAKING.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING ANCHOR BRACKET BOLTS,WASHERS AND NUTS.)

A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.

Campaign details

Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA

Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer's campaign number
Not recorded
NHTSA campaign number
74V214000
Units potentially affected
13,502
Report received
Nov 11, 1974
Production range
Not recorded
Campaign type
Vehicle
Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
Not recorded

Vehicles covered

11 model years across 7 models

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.