Chevrolet Suspension: Leaf Spring Assembly

Chevrolet is recalling about 1,600 vehicles over a problem with the suspension.

Campaign
71V181000
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported
13 October 1971
Vehicles
1,600
Built between
Not published
Models
6
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
11 October 1971
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 1972 Chevrolet Blazer
  • 1972 Chevrolet K10
  • 1972 Chevrolet K20
  • 1972 GMC Jimmys
  • 1972 GMC K1500
  • 1972 GMC K2500

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA13 October 1971
  2. Owners notified11 October 1971

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 13 October 1971.

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

Campaign no 72-C-1.POSSIBILITY that left front spring rear s hackle stop wasimproperly adjusted during production.if con dition exists, could allow frontaxle to shift rearward in eve nt of left frontspring failure at or near frontspring eye, ha ve an adverse effect on steering control.(correct by inspecting and making necessary adjustment.)

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.

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