GMC Steering: Hydraulic Power Assist System

Gmc is recalling about 732 vehicles over a problem with the steering.

Campaign
68V020000
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported
12 March 1968
Vehicles
732
Built between
Jan 1966 – Jan 1967
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
11 March 1968
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 1966 and January 1967. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1966-1967 GMC PD4107Built January 1966 to January 1967

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 1966 to January 1967
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA12 March 1968
  3. Owners notified11 March 1968

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 12 March 1968.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Possibility that the power steering booster ball stud housing could be undersized.an undersized housing would have reduced strength which could result in a fatigue crack in the area of the ball stud which will reflect in 'free play' of the steering wheel.if a crack in the housing is allowed to progress far enough the ball stud could work loose from the housing and result in a loss of steering control.(correct by replacing undersized housing.)

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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