Chevrolet Suspension: U-Bolt, Leaf Spring to Axle

Chevrolet is recalling about 79 vehicles over a problem with the suspension.

Campaign
72V165000
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported
5 July 1972
Vehicles
79
Built between
Feb 1972 – Mar 1972
Models
8
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
28 June 1972
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 1972 and March 1972. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1972 Chevrolet HE9000Built February 1972 to March 1972
  • 1972 Chevrolet HI9000Built February 1972 to March 1972
  • 1972 Chevrolet HM81413Built February 1972 to March 1972
  • 1972 GMC FH9500Built February 1972 to March 1972
  • 1972 GMC FI9500Built February 1972 to March 1972
  • 1972 GMC HI9500Built February 1972 to March 1972
  • 1972 GMC HN9500Built February 1972 to March 1972
  • 1972 GMC HV7500Built February 1972 to March 1972

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 1972 to March 1972
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA5 July 1972
  3. Owners notified28 June 1972

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 5 July 1972.

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

Chevrolet campaign no 72-C-06.GMC campaign no 72-C-7.HEAVY duty trucks.possibility that rear spring "v" bolts were not properly heat-treated and aresubject to breakage in 90 bend radius.(correct by inspecting and replacingbolts where necessary.)

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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